To address the security and privacy challenges magnified by the velocity, volume and variety of big data, the Cloud Security Alliance has formed a big data working group. What are the group's objectives?
A coalition of 21 private insurers, government agencies and others is working together to tackle healthcare fraud. What's the group's strategy? WellPoint's Lee Arian explains.
Which employees are most apt to commit cyberfraud, and how can organizations detect and prevent their crimes? Researcher Randy Trzeciak shares insights and tips from a new insider threat study.
What's the best way to prepare to comply with HITECH Stage 2 privacy and security requirements? Federal privacy officer Joy Pritts advises healthcare organizations to start by conducting a thorough risk assessment.
The Democratic Party platform on cybersecurity suggests that President Obama will take unilateral action to safeguard the nation's critical IT infrastructure because of Congress' inability to enact comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.
While the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT continues work on mobile device security guidance for smaller healthcare organizations, a researcher offers insights on steps these providers can take now to improve security.
Which data architecture model for health information exchanges - centralized, federated or hybrid - is the most secure? Some consumer advocates strongly favor the federated model. What do HIE leaders and security experts say?
Nine organizations in western Pennsylvania are taking a customized approach to health information exchange that leverages the security technologies they already have in place, says Chris Carmody, who heads the effort.
"The costly and heavy-handed regulatory approach by the current administration will increase the size and cost of the federal bureaucracy and harm innovation in cybersecurity," states the Republican Party platform.
The final rules for Stage 2 of the HITECH electronic health record incentive program contain multiple provisions regarding privacy and security. Find out what experts have to say about the merits of the new requirements.
News of Google's $22.5 million settlement with the FTC has come and gone, yet privacy issues reflected in the case remain a concern. How should organizations react, and what steps should they take now?
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein characterizes the steps President Obama could take alone to secure the nation's critical IT systems as limited, but meaningful.
As Tropical Storm Isaac strikes, many organizations still sting from the impact of Hurricane Irene and 2011's other natural disasters. What lessons were learned, and how can they be applied now?
Learn why the CEO of HealthInfoNet, Maine's statewide health information exchange, is a strong advocate of the centralized data architecture model to help standardize security controls.
Healthcare organizations need to rethink security best practices and tap new technologies as a result of the growth in health information exchange and the use of mobile devices, says researcher Carl Gunter.
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