Google will pay $22.5 million to settle FTC charges that it misrepresented its privacy promises to Apple Safari users. The fine is the largest penalty the FTC has ever obtained for violation of one of its orders.
CSC's Sam Visner sees organizations, in growing numbers, thinking more intelligently about cloud computing, its security and architecture. Yet, he says, they're being very deliberate in their approach in adopting cloud computing.
To protect beneficiaries from identity theft, the Medicare program must change its identification cards, a new Government Accountability Office report urges. Find out what GAO recommends.
The information security job market is rapidly growing, with positions needed in areas such as application security. But finding the talent is difficult, says Tom Silver of Dice.com. Find out why.
Understanding threats and identifying modern attacks in their early stages is key to preventing subsequent compromises, and proactively sharing information among organizations is an increasingly effective way to identify them.
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including Stanford Hospital reporting a second breach in less than a year and a stolen thumb drive affecting 14,000 Oregon patients.
How will a coalition of 21 private insurers, government agencies and others work together to thwart healthcare insurance fraud? Lee Arian of WellPoint provides some insights.
More organizations are expected to purchase cyber insurance in the coming years as risk managers become more involved in buying these types of policies.
The United Kingdom and the United States are both cracking down on healthcare organizations that have experienced information breaches. But they're taking very different approaches. Which approach will prove most effective?
John Halamka, M.D., CIO at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, describes an 18-month privacy and security compliance effort that includes a focus on mobile device security.
There have never been so many job opportunities for privacy professionals. Nor have there ever been so many challenges. Trevor Hughes of the IAPP discusses what it takes to grow a privacy career.
The United States - and other advanced societies - shouldn't let the reliability of their electric grids lull them into being unprepared for possible massive power outages caused by cyberattacks, cybersecurity expert Harry Raduege says.
The benefits from employing social media as a way to connect with stakeholders outweigh the risks, says David Bradford, the editor of a new survey of risk managers. Still, he says, the risks must be adequately addressed.
A federal advisory committee has expressed support for the concept of eventually requiring multi-factor authentication for clinicians and other individuals involved in certain riskier electronic health information transactions.
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