Cybersecurity legislation that cleared the House of Representatives last year, and that President Obama opposed, will be reintroduced Feb. 13 by the Republican chair and Democratic ranking member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence.
Security leaders have a firm grasp on their technology controls and processes as they continue into 2013. It's addressing the vulnerabilities in people that remains the outstanding challenge of the year.
National Institute of Standards and Technology's Jeremy Grant says the government will fund pilot projects to accelerate progress toward the creation of improved, interoperable systems for secure, privacy-enhancing trusted online credentials.
The new measure would require banks, healthcare providers, social media companies, search engines and other e-commerce entities operating in Europe - even those based elsewhere - to report breaches to national authorities.
Outsourcing to the cloud poses new risks, especially for card data. The PCI Council addresses those risks in its just-released cloud security guidance, and Bob Russo offers exclusive insights.
Ron Ross, the NIST computer scientist who heads the initiative that is revising the guidance, characterizes the updated publication as the most comprehensive one since the initial catalogue of controls was issued in 2005.
Several consumer advocates say they're pleased that the HIPAA Omnibus Rule strengthens patient privacy protections and helps ensure patients can obtain their records. Learn about what they like - and dislike - in the rule.
The key to effective breach response is to not take a one-size-fits-all approach, says attorney Ronald Raether, who outlines top strategies organizations should consider when dealing with an incident.
The departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense are dropping plans to build an integrated electronic health record system from scratch. Find out why the new approach focuses on interoperability and secure data exchange.
In the aftermath of a major breach incident, Partners Healthcare in Boston is taking a series of steps to change the corporate culture to emphasize the importance of privacy and security.
A strategic security analyst from Mandiant, the company that's examining recent hacks from the inside, explains why such cyber-assaults will likely intensify under the leadership of China's new president, Xi Jinping.
How can security pros help organizations prevent breaches and data loss? The Online Trust Alliance has released its latest guide to data protection and breach readiness, and OTA founder Craig Spiezle offers tips.
Healthcare organizations have plenty of HIPAA Omnibus Rule compliance work to finish by the September deadline. But when it comes to getting outside help, it pays to do your homework.
Containerization - it's the latest strategy for securing the critical data accessed by remote workers and mobile devices. How is the concept deployed? David Lingenfelter of Fiberlink offers insight.
The new, much more objective guidance for reporting breaches that's included in the HIPAA omnibus rule will result in an increase in notifications, predicts privacy law expert Marcy Wilder.
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