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Daily Dashboard | Dickson: Breaches Need Stiffer Penalties Related reading: IAPP releases second edition of 'Cybersecurity Law Fundamentals'

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Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson told the Leader-Post that the province needs to dole out stiffer penalties to individuals and organizations responsible for data breaches. The comments came on the heels of a breach at the Sun Country Health Region where an employee inappropriately accessed patient prescription data. Dickson said he was "impressed" with the investigation but noted privacy breaches involving electronic health records are serious matters and risk undermining public confidence in the system. "In a number of cases, termination would be the appropriate response," Dickson said, adding, "A minor fine or a suspension of a couple weeks without pay in my mind really minimizes what I think is a much more serious matter."
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