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- Hidden lessons in 1.4 million record SSN hack
- Just because your Social Security Number might not be one of the 1.4 million SSNs that were put at risk when an unknown intruder slipped through a security hole in a social researcher's unsecured computer at UC Berkeley doesn't mean the break-in is something you shouldn't be paying attention to. As...
- Tags: negligence, SSN
- Blog posts 2004-10-21
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- Medicare no-pay list: Lessons for IT consulting
- Medicare no-pay list: Lessons for IT consultingAn Unfair ComparisonThe comparison is somewhat unfair. When the wrong patient gets an appendectomy, or the wrong blood, or instruments left inside the patient, it can be clearly established that the mistake stemmed from* Carelessness * Some best practice protocol not being followed* Lack...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Medicare, IT Consulting, blame, consulting, patient
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- NVIDIA slapped with securities lawsuit
- NVIDIA slapped with securities lawsuitLooks like some lawyers are going to get rich.Looks like some lawyers are going to get rich. man them guys are blood sucking leaches. they are akin to sharks. they smell blood and they go in for the kill. they try and make you think they...
- Tags: Notebooks, Investment, NVidia Corp., securities lawsuit, GPU
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
- Major security hole found in iPhone
- Major security hole found in iPhonewhose fault?Seems to me you're blaming Apple for bad coverage when you should be blaming O2. Didn't they give you some sort of trial period when you sign up to see how the coverage was in your area?The risk Me-Firsters takeEr, I mean early...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, Apple iPhone, security, 3G, security hole, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Foxconn owns up to dodgy BIOS crippling Linux
- Foxconn owns up to dodgy BIOS crippling LinuxSure it works......."Microsoft said so!"Seriously though, Windows covers up most bad BIOS behavior, for disreputable companies that want to make a quick buck, the Vista seal is all they're wanting, screw you, you just BOUGHT the product, not like they need happy customers....
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, glove, Foxconn, Linux, BIOS
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs
- Terry Childs's lawyer, Erin Crane, offered the court some insights into the Childs' motivations in changing SF's network passwords. She will argue today for a reduction in his $5 million bail, perhaps to something closer to the bail set for common murderers ($1 mil.) In her written...
- Tags: Password, Network, Backup, Terry Childs, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Bank of NY "loses" 4.5M unencrypted customer records
- Bank of NY "loses" 4.5M unencrypted customer recordsData lost AGAIN.............What has me curious is whether or not the information ON the tapes is encrypted, whether it be residing in database files, flat files or whatever? This "data at rest" all should be stored in encrypted formats.........http://whistlersear.wordpress.comLost? Yeah right!Its always...
- Tags: Financial services, NetBackup, Bank of NY, bank
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- The insurers bid to fix health care
- The insurers bid to fix health carethe problem isthat no one wants to lay the blame where it belongs. Government. Because that would mean killing socialized medicine.Bingo!!Blanky doesn't want to admit that tort reform *is* needed. My sister is a doc...the cost to her for malpractice insurance is shocking....
- Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Socialized Medicine, insurance company, tort, health care, insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- IT politics killed White House email project
- Data archiving in the White House is a serious business mandated by the Presidential Records Act of 1978, which was passed following the Watergate scandal. The Act requires the White House to maintain an historical archive of its activities, policies, and decisions. Despite...
- Tags: Information Technology, White House, Act, E-mail, Online Communications, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- HSBC loses data on 370,000 customers; violates security standards
- HSBC loses data on 370,000 customers; violates security standardsHSBC Has A Lot To LearnCripes, what a pack of idiots!Some folks really should loose their jobs over this one not to mention maybe some civil action along with the company being held totally responcible and held accountable. Also I would recommend...
- Tags: ICO, security, HSBC, security standard
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- Comcast offers really-broad band
- Comcast offers really-broad bandComcast creating bigger issues.I'm not sure what Comcast is doing in Minnesota but in the Indianapolis area particularly the northeastern suburbs they are making a big sales push with their bundled packages, voice, cable and internet. The only problem is they are using modems that don't...
- Tags: INTERNET, Network technology, NETWORKING, Comcast Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-03
- ConsentEASE (zip)
- ConsentEASE is a unique software that generates personalized informed consents for surgeries and medical procedures. Can be used for any specialty and any procedure. Just click and print. Avoid costly and embarrassing mistakes. Failure to obtain an adequate informed consent can result in a claim of battery, medical negligence and...
- Tags: Procedure, Consent, ConsentEASE.com, ConsentEASE, Engineering
- Software downloads 2008-03-18
- Asus' 8.9" Eee draws crowds at CeBIT
- Asus' 8.9" Eee draws crowds at CeBITYou can't buy anything this size or close for double the priceYou can't buy anything this size or close for double the price. If you want a small portable device, this is the best you can do under $400 or even $800. ...
- Tags: Operating systems, Notebooks, ASUS
- Discussion threads 2008-03-07
- Text messages bust mayor for adultery, perjury
- Text messages bust mayor for adultery, perjuryTech TalkIt is amazing how just some people still don't get the point. Technology is here and here to stay. In your face, in your pocket, in your "hands".Duh!RE: Text messages bust mayor for adultery, perjuryIt is ludicrous to permit the civil lawsuit against...
- Tags: taxpayer, immunity
- Discussion threads 2008-01-25
- White House, Congress squabble over missing emails
- White House, Congress squabble over missing emailsRE: White House, Congress squabble over missing emailsThis is terrible. I think we will know what was in the emails very soon.Criminal intent or negligenceIt's one or the other. They should just pick one so we can get on with the prosecution of...
- Tags: White House, e-mail, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2008-01-20
- The deadly problem of hospital logistics
- Dennis Quaid's newborn twins were nearly killed recently because of a logistics problem. The Quaids have sued Baxter Healthcare for negligence in the way they packaged the drug heparin, a blood thinner. Until recently the company packaged pediatric and adult doses similarly. But the real problems...
- Tags: Hospital, Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-01-10
- Album sales plunge while digital growth slows
- Album sales plunge while digital growth slowsWOW - Could you be any more negative???Let's see - overall sales up 14% and sales of digital music up 45%?? That's FANTASTIC!!!. Home Depot sales grew around 13% I think. Maybe "piracy" is also devastating Home Depot.I'm so tired of...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Digital media, Nothing, Album sales plunge, sales, digital growth, plunge, Album sale, music, music industry, industry
- Discussion threads 2008-01-04
- Data loss CEOs should go to jail
- Data loss CEOs should go to jailKeep them RESPONSIBLE even if ....Make ANYONE who requires personal data to be collected responsiblefor its safekeeping even if sent/stored offshore. This way theresponsibility cannot be defused or passed on elsewhere.Only if......a sole proprietor would go to jail for the same offense.Data loss...
- Tags: Financial services, diligence
- Discussion threads 2007-12-08
- Data loss CEOs should go to jail
- Richard Thomas, head of the Information Commissioner's Office ICO in the UK, told Parliament that CEOs should be responsible for the protection of confidential data in their firm's possession, and should face criminal charges in the event of data loss. This recommendation comes...
- Tags: Data Loss, CEO, Data Centers, Government, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-12-08
- The real argument against electronic health records
- The real argument against electronic health recordsDo no harmWhen Doctor's make critical care decisions, they are influenced by a variety of things.HMOs influence how Patient treatment is rendered and indirectly outcomes through referral tracking.A Health Care Provider gains 'full exposure' for Malpractice. HMOs staffed by humans have 'limited liability'...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Insurance, punitive damage, e-health, electronic health record
- Discussion threads 2007-12-04
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