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.
Among Patricia Titus' first priorities as CISO at Symantec: re-focusing the company's security team. One year later, find out how she developed a broader-thinking unit with a new view on security.
"With the increasing breadth and depth of cyberattacks ... risk assessments provide important information to guide and inform the selection of appropriate defensive measures so organizations can respond effectively," guidance coauthor Ron Ross says.
A recent appellate court ruling might pave the way for the first U.S. class action lawsuit involving a health data breach to move forward to trial. Find out the details of this potentially groundbreaking case.
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.
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