[ Saturday, June 20, 2015 ]
Medical Identity Theft: There's certainly been a lot of talk about medical identity theft (here and elsewhere) lately, but now we know that it's
on the rise: according to
the Ponemon Institute, these types of thefts are up 22% over the preceding year. Of course, Medical ID thefts still only make up a small portion of overall data breach incidents, it's still extremely troubling, given the potential for life-or-death consequences.
Jeff [5:01 AM]
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