The Senate Intelligence Committee, by a 12 to 3 vote, has approved the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, which its sponsors say would encourage the federal government and private sector to voluntarily share cyberthreat information.
Is having too many stakeholders who care about cyberspace's viability a hindrance to security? That's one way to interpret comments from White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel as he addresses the challenges of governing the Internet.
Bob Russo, long-time general manager of the PCI Council, will retire at the end of the year. Stephen Orfei, his replacement, will take the helm in September. Security experts analyze the potential impact of the change.
External attacks are on the rise, and healthcare organizations need to be prepared to defend against sophisticated cybercriminals who seek critical medical data to commit fraud or turn a profit.
Characterizing the state of employment among American information security practitioners, executive recruiter Joyce Brocaglia says, "We are experiencing negative unemployment in the field of information security."
While HHS is making strides in its battle against fraud, some of the fraud-busting recommendations from the watchdog agencies are the same suggestions that GAO and OIG have been making for years.
Since leaving the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Farzad Mostashari has launched a new entity to help independent physicians and small practices form accountable care organizations.
From Neiman Marcus to P.F. Chang's, 2014 has shaped up to be the 'Year of the Data Breach.' What lessons can be gleaned from the trenches of breach investigation? Experian's Michael Bruemmer shares tips.
The hacktivist group Anonymous, in its latest posting, is threatening the 'loved ones' of supporters of a Senate cyberthreat information sharing bill critics contend weakens privacy protections.
The Department of Health and Human Services names Jocelyn Samuels as new director of the Office for Civil Rights, which enforces HIPAA compliance. Where is former OCR director Leon Rodriguez headed?
FireEye has just appointed a privacy officer and handed him a big mission: Launch a new global privacy program. What is Shane McGee's strategy for this new role, and what will be his top challenges?
Many IT security practitioners see their work as a game, one in which they try to outsmart attackers, says Eric van Ommeren, co-author of the just-published book, Staying Ahead in the Cyber Security Game:
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HIPAA settlements with large financial penalties grab headlines, but the majority of regulatory actions tied to breaches and other HIPAA complaints call for no such penalties. And most complaints are dismissed. Find out why.
A lawsuit filed in an ongoing dispute between a Connecticut community health center and its former IT director over an alleged data security breach reveals more details about the issues involved.
The world may move at Internet speed, but the IT security and risk management challenges organizations face seem to be tackled at a much slower pace. Hard to believe, right?
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