Stop Data Breaches Due to Stolen Laptops
In a recent incident, Boston Children’s Hospital faced a significant data breach after a laptop was stolen from a staff member attending a conference in Buenos Aires. The laptop, although password-protected, was not encrypted, leaving sensitive patient information vulnerable. The stolen laptop contained an email attachment with the names, medical record numbers, birth dates, diagnoses, and surgery dates of 2,159 patients. Although Social Security numbers and financial data were not exposed, the breach has raised serious concerns about data security in healthcare. This unfortunate event highlights a growing issue within the healthcare industry: the inadequacy of current data protection methods, especially when sensitive information is stored on mobile devices such
