The Cloud Security Alliance has formed a big data working group to address privacy and security challenges among organizations. What are those challenges and how does the group aim to tackle them?
Four clinics in New York will test using tablet computers to educate patients before they make a decision on granting their consent for health information exchange. Find out how the program will work.
Lost and stolen unencrypted mobile devices are reoccurring culprits in health data breaches. So why isn't the use of encryption more widespread? And how are organizations ramping up mobile security?
"Any bug, beacon or backdoor put into our critical systems could allow for a catastrophic and devastating domino effect of failures throughout our networks," says Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence.
DDoS attacks have existed for years. But the latest wave brings new threats to organizations. How should they defend against these attacks? Ashley Stephenson of Corero Network Security offers insights.
DDoS attacks have existed for years. But the latest wave brings new threats to organizations. How should they...
The Department of Veterans Affairs' mobile device management system, which will support 100,000 devices, will be cloud-based and will be paired with an apps store.
"Given the gravity of the threats we face in cyberspace, we want to get this right in addition to getting it done swiftly," White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden says of a proposed executive order to strengthen critical infrastructure IT.
To avoid large breach penalties, organizations must be proactive in HIPAA compliance efforts, advises Thor Ryan, chief security officer of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.
When managers commit financial fraud, their schemes tend to cost organizations twice as much as when non-managers instigate these crimes. That's one key finding of a new insider fraud study.
HIPAA compliance audits for 115 healthcare organizations will be completed by year's end, and federal officials are investigating options for how to continue the program beyond this first round.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a contract for a mobile device management system that's expected to support more than 100,000 devices. Find out which company won the business.
Despite ongoing efforts to strengthen their security posture, healthcare companies are still largely deficient in managing security. A key contributor to this trend has been a lack of effective policies and controls to detect and respond to Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs).
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Healthcare providers implementing electronic health records need to take steps to ensure that their EHR vendors are adequately addressing privacy and security issues, says Joy Pritts, chief privacy officer at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
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