Attorney Adam Greene and security specialist Mac McMillan review lessons learned from major healthcare information breaches and provide insights on breach prevention.
A consortium of eight major information technology companies is continuing development of a free framework designed to make it easier to exchange information about security vulnerabilities.
With the threat landscape significantly different since it issued its guidance four years ago, NIST sets out to revise Special Publication 800-61, Computer Security Incident Handling Guide, with help from industry, government agencies and academia.
No one - not even a security vendor - is immune to cyber attacks. "It's not a question of if or when companies will face an attack, but how they're going to defend against it," says Symantec's Francis deSouza.
Not all hackers are the same, and that presents problems in defending against them. Understanding each type of hacker can help organizations better prepare for digital assaults.
Clever motivational techniques can play an important role in making sure patient privacy is protected and in creating a corporate culture that values security.
To protect privacy without adversely affecting the quality of healthcare, hospitals and clinics need to monitor records access and use access controls, a medical informatics expert at Kaiser Permanente says.
Winning CEOs' support for information security investments requires clearly explaining the business impact of inadequate security, says consultant Eric Mueller.
A CEO's experience dealing with the aftermath of an information breach caused by the theft of an unencrypted laptop offers valuable lessons. Read about his real-world advice.
High-profile class action lawsuits filed in the wake of major health information breaches will prove to be a strong catalyst for ramped up data security, a panel of attorneys says.
Jason Clark, CSO of Websense, has met recently with 400 CSOs. In a pre-RSA Conference interview, he discusses how security leaders can be more effective when facing mobile security and other challenges.
A California health system is notifying about 30,000 patients that their personal health information was accessible via search engines for about a year.
Getting forensics help should be one of the first steps an organization takes after a breach occurs, says IT security and privacy lawyer Miriam Wugmeister.
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