Far too many healthcare organizations and their business associates are still neglecting to address some data security basics, says privacy and security expert Rebecca Herold, who recommends they resolve to take three critical steps in the new year.
For organizations considering using public cloud-based services, asking tough security questions of the vendor is an essential first step, says Eric Chiu, president of HyTrust.
Law enforcement officials in the U.S., Europe and Asia say they've dismantled a resilient network used by cybercriminals to infect tens of millions of computers with malicious software.
The Internet Archive, a pioneering 20-petabyte digital repository, is raising funds to replicate its data in Canada. The group's founder fears that the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president portends an uncertain privacy rights future.
Score one for preparation: In the wake of a ransomware attack that infected 900 workstations, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency says it's restoring affected systems, vowing to not give the attackers a single bitcoin of their ransom demand.
As more organizations take advantage of cloud computing, it's essential that they set precise security expectations with their vendor partners, Carson Sweet of CloudPassage says in this video interview.
Cloud-based services can be both a "blessing and curse" when it comes to dealing with security, says John Houston, CISO and associate counsel for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who explains why in this video interview.
President-elect Donald Trump will review the nation's cyber vulnerabilities at the start of his presidency, just like Barrack Obama did. But Trump hasn't demonstrated the deep understanding of cyber that Obama did when he took office nearly eight years ago.
As organizations prepare to transition to Microsoft Office 365, what should be their top security concerns - and how should they address them? Symantec's Deena Thomchick offers insight and tips.
For more than a decade, Christy Wyatt was immersed in mobile security - most recently as CEO of Good Technology. Now she has re-emerged as CEO of Dtex Systems. What new challenges does this role pose to the veteran security and technology leader?
Under a hefty new Medicare payment reform final rule, healthcare providers must attest that they will not inappropriately block secure patient information exchange. But how will the provisions work?
With comprehensive network modeling extending into virtual networks, network security engineers can gain the needed visibility to unify security and compliance processes across their hybrid hardware and virtual environments.
If you look beyond the political bickering and study the cybersecurity platforms that presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have posted on their campaign websites, you'll see that their approaches are similar in some respects.
Dropbox says its security has come a long way since 2012, when attackers stole 69 million login credentials. Its systems are now designed to resist and counter a breach to minimize impact on users.
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