The federal government has identified dozens of cases of alleged falsification of reports submitted by investigators - federal employees and contractors - examining individuals being considered for security clearances.
President Obama wants Americans to trust his administration on the way it collects data from Internet and telephone communications in the search for terrorists. Does the president deserve that trust?
The United States and Russia are creating a new working group to assess emerging online threats. The group, announced by the White House, will begin work within the next month.
Despite the new instructions on breach notification in the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, there's still plenty of uncertainty about what constitutes a "compromise" of data that triggers notification, says privacy attorney Adam Greene.
Advanced threats and mobile security were the buzzwords of the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. What new insights did thought-leaders share, and how can they reshape our security posture?
National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander declined to say that the agency would stop using contractors in top secret IT positions to prevent a leak such as the one that exposed NSA programs to collect metadata on American citizens.
Intermountain Healthcare deserves praise for its gutsy leadership on information security. It's calling attention to the value of thorough risk assessments, acknowledging its need to improve security and developing best practices to share.
Regulations initially cause organizations to spend more funds on data breaches, but eventually those rules could save enterprises money, the Ponemon Institute's Larry Ponemon says in analyzing his latest study on breach costs.
Intermountain Healthcare stepped up its risk assessment efforts to better identify security issues and help ensure it can pass a federal HIPAA audit. Plus, it's developing security best practices to share with others.
Many healthcare organizations can improve their risk assessments by thinking about those evaluations in a new way, says privacy and security attorney Kirk Nahra.
An inspector general's audit of the Department of Veterans Affairs will highlight security control deficiencies in four key areas. Inconsistent enforcement of programs is a major concern.
Federal advisers are considering options for reinforcing the importance of risk assessments in the rules for Stage 3 of the HITECH Act's incentive program for electronic health records.
Making broader use of encryption is an important breach prevention strategy. But what's the best way to set encryption priorities? CISO Eric Cowperthwaite explains how a risk assessment plays a vital role.
News about data breaches is motivating more organizations to take steps to improve their security profiles, says Bill Spooner, CIO of Sharp Healthcare, who analyzes the results of the Healthcare Information Security Today survey.
A House panel establishes a bipartisan supply chain working group to explore the federal government's role in helping industry assure that IT and telecommunications wares they buy abroad are safe from exploits.
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