The safety of online storage remains unsure as thousands of insurance documents are left unprotected

As states continue to labor toward health insurance exchanges, there have been concerns raised regarding the safety of medical and insurance documents stored online. These concerns stem from a provision of the Affordable Care Act that has health care and insurance professionals store consumer information electronically to allow quick and easy access. Electronic storage will be a major part of the coming online insurance exchanges, as it will allow doctors to access important medical information when treating patients. The safety of these documents has been questioned as hackers continue to…

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U.S. Commerce Department Seeks Internet Code of Conduct

The U.S. Commerce Department has issued a report that states that companies doing business over the internet should be bound by a code of conduct that will help to minimize online theft and hacking behaviors.   Recommendations made by the department included enhanced identity authentication, as passwords and login information are currently easily and regularly hacked and stolen.  The department also encouraged the use of cutting edge technologies that help to make certain that when web users enter a URL into their browsers, they will actually be brought to that domain…

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