UCSF Takes Breaches Seriously
The University of California San Francisco decided to prevent a group of patients that it discovered a security breach involving a computer storing personal patient information. Although there is no proof any patient files were ever accessed, UCSF gave this incident high importance and responded with the highest level of caution and concern.
According to the UCSF news office, the breach was discovered during routine monitoring of the campus computer network that took place on January 11, 2008. At that time, IT personnel noticed unusual data traffic on one of the university’s computers and immediately removed it from the network to prevent all possible damage.
During the investigation, UCSF determined that an unauthorized movie-sharing program had been installed on this one computer on or about December 2, 2007, by an unknown individual. Installation of this program required high-level system access, which is why the incident is considered a security breach.
