A defense policy bill that Congress plans to vote on later this month now includes a provision that would restore the position of national cyber director at the White House, says Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I.
Digital banking has become the single most effective channel for financial institutions to drive growth, increase revenue and attract new customers. Yet, it also introduces more risk, and cybercriminals are following the money right into the online account opening process.
Today, a staggering 85% of financial...
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced that two former Obama-era officials are his nominees to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Director of National Intelligence.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Thursday the creation of a National Cyber Force designed to strengthen Britain's cybersecurity posture and give the country new defensive and offensive capabilities. Some security experts, however, are raising concerns about recruiting enough qualified staff members.
To be the first to bring a ground-breaking treatment or vaccine to market, pharmaceutical organizations need employees to stay productive no matter where they are or what device they're using. But this greater connectivity is exposing your critically important intellectual property (IP) to countless mobile risks. It's...
To be the first to bring a ground-breaking treatment or vaccine to market, pharmaceutical organisations need employees to stay productive whether no matter where they are or what device they're using t. But this greater connectivity is exposing your critically important intellectual property (IP) to countless mobile...
Some security experts say the United States' cybersecurity and overall defense posture are likely temporarily weaker because President Trump fired the leaders of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Defense Department. But many remain confident defenses will be strong in the long run.
European lawmakers are once again considering encryption policies and attempting to strike a balance between the privacy and security afforded by strong encryption and law enforcement's needs. But with encryption being a cornerstone of the internet, is there any new balance to be struck?
Many organizations that are relying on network segmentation to secure connected medical devices are making mistakes that put the devices, data and networks at risk, says Daniel dos Santos, research manager at Forescout Technologies.
This year's pandemic accelerated digital transformation throughout the business world, particularly the healthcare sector. Security leaders and their teams have had to support rapidly changing infrastructures and expanding attack surfaces, as well as introduce new technologies across the healthcare supply chain. But...
Hacking incidents - including ransomware attacks - continue to be the most common type of health data breaches added to the federal tally this year. And the ongoing COVID-19 crisis will put healthcare organizations at heightened risk for such incidents in the months to come, some experts predict.
Cybersecurity professionals operate in a dynamic environment driven by two accelerating forces; threat developments and the rapid adoption of new technologies. And yet most companies still rely on discrete snapshots of their security performance.
Healthcare organizations must cope with both forces - they have...
The Department of Health and Human Services last week issued its 10th settlement involving a HIPAA "right of access" case since launching its patient records access initiative last year. But how might HIPAA enforcement priorities at HHS' Office for Civil Rights change under a Biden administration?
More than half of security professionals working in the healthcare industry say their teams are prepared to enable extended care and IT availability to staff to meet the crisis of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yet, 71% of these same security professionals report difficulties in scaling out or extending...
2020's health crisis has created an unexpected boom in telemedicine initiatives. But with this rapid innovation and adoption comes a corresponding uptick in fraud. Dean Nicolls of Jumio Corporation talks about how improving identity verification can help curb the trend.
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