Two hefty fines issued as part of recent HIPAA settlements reveal that the Office for Civil Rights is getting tougher on enforcing compliance - especially when it comes to risk assessments.
The push to implement electronic health records is fueling demand for information security professionals, especially at smaller and mid-sized organizations. Learn about the latest career trends.
The Government Accountability Office justifies the need for further action, noting that malware variants aimed at mobile devices have risen to 40,000 from 14,000 in less than a year.
The PCI Security Standards Council has issued new guidelines on mobile payment acceptance security. What are the key recommendations? The council's Bob Russo and Troy Leach discuss the new guidance.
States preparing to roll out online health insurance exchanges in 2014 need to pay special attention to authenticating users, says Bryce Williams, who heads a commercial exchange.
Organizations mulling the purchase of cyber insurance should vet their brokers to see if they truly understand policies that provide breach protection, cyber liability lawyer Richard Bortnick says.
Experts analyze a recent decision by federal regulators to back away from issuing voluntary "rules of the road" for secure health information and offer predictions for what happens next.
For the second time in three months, federal authorities have issued a hefty financial penalty stemming from a HIPAA compliance investigation after a relatively small breach. Find out all the details.
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed several ways to improve post-market medical device surveillance for adverse events and safety issues, including malware-related incidents. Find out the details of a new report.
September is the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. How should organizations in the potential path of these storms assess preparedness? Alan Berman of the Disaster Recovery Institute advises.
The administration is exploring issuing an executive order to direct federal agencies to secure the nation's critical infrastructure by working with the private sector to develop security standards, says John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism.
The iPhone 5 is coming, and so are a slew of new or upgraded smart phones and tablets. How should security leaders prepare for this new wave of mobility? Malcolm Harkins, CISO of Intel, offers advice.
The continuing loss of data to China suggests that the federal government should carefully assess the cybersecurity implications associated with the expansion of Chinese cloud and mobile providers in the U.S.
The Wisconsin Health Information Exchange's hybrid data architecture model simplifies data security, says CEO Kim Pemble. Find out more about how this unique approach works.
Developing secure mobile applications is just one part of the process in creating new programs. Communicating how applications are secured is crucial in building IT security awareness among stakeholders.
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