June has been declared National Internet Safety Month. What is the mission behind the designation, and how can individuals and organizations contribute to the "Stop, Think, Connect" campaign?
Gartner's Peter Firstbrook, to illustrate the vulnerability of IT systems, cites research that pegs at about 400 days the average time a targeted virus remains undetected on a computer. And, he says, that doesn't speak highly of the current offerings from security vendors.
Final versions of several pending federal healthcare regulations that deal, in part, with privacy and security issues will be issued soon, federal authorities say. Find out all the details.
An Alabama woman has been indicted in an ID theft case for allegedly stealing personal information about more than 800 patients at an Alabama hospital and then selling the information for use in filing fraudulent tax returns.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York is notifying 880 patients that some of their personal information may have been exposed when it was inadvertently embedded in PowerPoint charts posted on two websites.
A former registered dentist who had been excluded from the Medicaid program based on a previous conviction has been indicted for his role in an alleged $20 million Medicaid fraud scheme, according to the Connecticut District Attorney's office.
A new report from two consumer advocacy groups identifies seven gaps in privacy protections that policymakers need to address to help support electronic health information exchange.
The ISO 22301 standard for business continuity has been issued. What do organizations need to consider as they implement the new standard? Lyndon Bird of the Business Continuity Institute offers insight.
Georgia Tech Research Institute is beta testing a malware intelligence system that research scientist Chris Smoak contends will help corporate and government security officials share information about the attacks they confront.
Schmidt, speaking at the Gartner Security Summit, reflected on his tenure as a special assistant to the president, including his role promoting an international cybersecurity strategy, online trusted identities initiative and IT security education.
When Joseph Bognanno of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services examines 2012's financial fraud trends, all he sees is more - more of everything, from schemes to new guidance. How can banks stay ahead?
New privacy and security guidance for federally funded health information exchanges provides a good framework, but must be phased in over time, says Andrew VanZee, director of an Indiana HIE initiative.
Federal action to set aside broadband spectrum for wireless patient monitoring systems has the potential to improve treatment without increasing risks, says medical device expert Dale Nordenberg, M.D.
Relating risk to information security initiatives can help IT security managers persuade their bosses to fund these projects, sponsors of a new survey contend.
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