|
Employers Take Note: Regulations on the Use of Biometric Data
JD Supra (press release) Employers who use biometrics should be mindful of regulations that impact their ability to collect, retain and use biometric data. Numerous states, including Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Texas and Wisconsin, have data breach notification laws that require … |
There’s good news for security pros worried that their organizations may be liable if their employees’ personal information gets hacked: a panel of judges in Pennsylvania says workers can’t collect damages from their employer if things like Social Security numbers, bank account information, birth dates, addresses and salaries are compromised in a data breach.
Even though the stolen data was used to file phony tax returns in order to get the refunds, the workers at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) had no reasonable expectation that the data would be safe, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled recently.
The case, known as in Dittman v. UPMC, pertains solely to employee records, not customer records, and not patient records, which are protected by HIPAA.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Former employee’s response to being fired is a lesson for other companies about the power of their sysadmins
Naked Security – Sophos
Kansas City Business Journal |
Tech Orchard panel: How employers can address mobile security issues
Kansas City Business Journal Overland Park-based Tech Orchard hosted a mobility panel Thursday evening, and the panelists shared a number of tips for addressing mobile security and gaining employee buy-in. Subscribe to get the full story. Already a subscriber? Sign in. Subscribe … |