To build an effective information security program, healthcare organizations need to take seven essential steps, including updating a risk assessment, says consultant Tom Walsh.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference, to be held Feb. 20-24 in Las Vegas, will offer a wealth of educational content on privacy and security issues.
President Obama, at a Virginia community college, outlines his budget that calls for strengthening government cybersecurity as the administration plans to reduce overall IT spending by more than a half-billion next year.
Cloud computing gives the jitters to those charged with protecting their organization's IT assets. To gauge the concerns of security professionals about cloud computing, we're fielding a global survey covering all industries. We want to know your views.
An assistant administrator at a Houston hospital has been arrested on charges related to his alleged participation in a $116 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Mike Mitchell, new chair of the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, says mobility is among his top priorities for action in 2012. How will emerging technologies influence the standard?
Who are the true leaders in the healthcare information privacy and security arena? HealthcareInfoSecurity plans to prepare a list of the Top 10 Influencers, and we need your help.
Digital forensics is a growing field with plenty of opportunities for information security pros. Here are the five key steps to take to help ensure a fruitful career.
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to offer videos, tip sheets and other guidance on security for mobile devices by the end of this year.
The recent major breach at Zappos.com should lead security professionals in all industries to carefully review how much client information their organization really needs to store, security expert Fred Cate says.
Healthcare information security thought-leaders offer eight insights on how to prevent breaches, based, in part, on lessons learned from the major incidents reported so far.
When Google amended its policy, suddenly everyone was talking about privacy. How do privacy officers turn these discussions to their advantage? Kirk Herath of Nationwide Insurance has some ideas.
The security precautions for Kaiser Permanente's new smart phone app that offers members access to personal health records are virtually the same as for PC-based access.
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