NIST's Ron Ross, one of the world's top information risk thought leaders, says new guidance he co-wrote doesn't dictate how organizations must approach risk assessment, but gives enterprises options on how to conduct risk appraisals.
Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers are using new technology to securely e-mail sensitive documents to each other and outside collaborators. Find out how the system works.
HealthcareInfosecurity.com announces its second annual Healthcare Information Security Today Survey gauging top trends, threats and priorities for hospitals, clinics, health plans and integrated delivery systems.
With so much hype and confusion around cybersecurity, falsely claiming an attack can have an impact on organizations trying to safeguard their digital assets.
Accountable Care Organization participants face a number of challenges regarding security and privacy, including obtaining patient consent for sharing their information, says Bill Spooner, CIO at Sharp Healthcare.
The latest updates to the federal tally of major health information breaches confirm that the loss or theft of unencrypted devices continues to plague the industry. Learn all the latest details.
The guidance discusses methods, techniques and best practices for the sanitization of target data on different media types and risk-based approaches organizations can apply to establish and maintain a media sanitization program.
The federal government has unveiled five pilot projects, including two that involve healthcare, that, if successful, could help build trust in online commerce and boost the economy, says Jeremy Grant, head of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace National Program office.
The CISO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center calls on the Food and Drug Administration to take bold action to help ensure the security of medical devices, which are vulnerable to malware.
The new report aims to help access-control experts improve their evaluation of the highest security access-control systems by discussing the administration, enforcement, performance and support properties of mechanisms that are embedded in each system.
Budgets are a big issue today for those managing their risk management frameworks, says NIST's Ron Ross, who offers his advice on using cloud as a means to save money and improve IT infrastructure.
Across the board, the job market in the U.S. is extremely competitive. Yet, fraud examiners are in demand -- and there are some tactics you can use to give yourself an edge when seeking a new job.
As a result of the recent Apple-Samsung verdict, CISOs at organizations need to be mindful of where their software is being sourced from, says patent attorney Jim Denaro.
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including employees being fired after viewing health information inappropriately, and a health exchange facing a "graffiti" hack.
In the past, just writing "privacy pro" on a business card could get you into the field. "That's not the case today," says the IAPP's Trevor Hughes, who details today's challenges for privacy professionals.
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