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Utah Breach: Governor Takes Action
New CTO Named, Independent Auditor Hired By Howard Anderson, - May 16, 2012Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has taken several steps in the wake of a hacker attack against an unencrypted server that exposed state health department information on 780,000 individuals. Experts assess whether the steps are the right moves.
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Alerts: Global Breach Date Is Jan. 2011
Visa, MasterCard Offer Revised Timeline By Tracy Kitten, - May 16, 2012New alerts from Visa and MasterCard suggest that the breach at payments processor Global Payments Inc. dates back to January 2011 - an exposure window significantly longer than what was originally reported.
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10 Practices to Secure the Supply Chain
NIST Drafting New Guidance to Mitigate Supply Chain Risk By Eric Chabrow, - May 15, 2012Supply chain risks can occur when organizations purchase and implement information and communications technology products and services. See 10 ways to diminish these risks.
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VA Seeks Comments on Records Privacy
Policies for Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record Outlined By Howard Anderson, - May 15, 2012The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking comments on proposed privacy practices for the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record project now in development. Comments are due June 11.
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NwHIN Comments Due June 14
Announcement About HIE Standards Posted By Howard Anderson, - May 15, 2012Comments are due June 14 on preliminary plans for voluntary national standards, including privacy and security guidelines, for health information exchanges.
Blogs
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Measuring the Immeasurable: IT Security
Factors driving up the index vary from month to monthly, but the clear takeaway of the survey of IT security practitioners is that they're getting more apprehensive about safeguarding IT.
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Privacy Guidance: An Important Step
A new guide from federal regulators on key privacy and security issues to address when adopting electronic health records is valuable. But additional guidance on risk assessments and other issues is...
Agency Releases
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Notice of ... Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record
In a notice of a new system of records, the Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking comments on proposed privacy practices for the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record project now in development. The...
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Nationwide Health Information Network: Conditions for Trusted Exchange
This request for information seeks comments on plans for voluntary national standards, including privacy and security guidelines, for health information exchanges. The announcement poses 66 questions.
Interviews
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Risks of False Credentials
How common are padded resumes like the one that led to the departure of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson? Far too common, says attorney Les Rosen, who offers tips to help organizations manage such risks.
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Improving Breach Investigations
When breaches occur, most organizations struggle to collect the right data and get investigations off the ground. How can breach response improve? Verizon's Chris Novak offers expert advice.
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Encryption: Making the Business Case
One important way to protect sensitive information is by implementing controls that enable only authorized individuals and software applications to access the containers of the data representing that...
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Information Security for Management - What Your Senior Leaders Need to Know
Information Security is one of several business risks that management must address as part of its day-to-day responsibilities. The simplest and most efficient solution to avoiding a major incident...
White Papers
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Protecting Enterprise Data with Proofpoint Encryption
Learn more about Proofpoint Encryption, Proofpoint's easy-to-deploy and easy-to-use policy-based email encryption solution and why email encryption is a critical component of today's email security...
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Financial Services, Regulation and the Achilles Heel of E-mail
Ensuring data privacy in compliance with government regulations and consumer protection laws presents a complex set of challenges for financial firms. Coupled with the rising sophistication in...
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Heartland Suit Dismissed
With a court decision handed down in Texas, a lingering lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems...
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Heartland Suit Dismissed
With a court decision handed down in Texas, a lingering lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems...
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