The recent theft of an unencrypted laptop computer containing information on more than 9,500 patients of a hospital and a home health agency has Connecticut's Attorney General asking for an explanation.
Senate supporters of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 failed to gain the 60 votes necessary to bring the measure up for a vote, a significant setback for those seeking enactment of a comprehensive cybersecurity law this year. The vote was 52 to 46.
The Office of Management and Budget is now reviewing both rules for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act electronic health record incentive program - the final step before publication.
Accretive Health, a Chicago-based billing and collections company, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a Minnesota lawsuit filed following a data breach. Find out all the details.
If 2012 is the year of mobility - as remote computing drives organizations to figure out how to let employees gain access to critical systems from anywhere - 2013 is likely to be a repeat.
Boards of directors continue to overlook IT risk management, security and privacy as a top agenda item, says Jody Westby of Carnegie Melon CyLab. Where are the organizational gaps that need to be filled?
Intuit and GE veteran Steve Bennett, chairman of the IT security software provider, replaces Enrique Salem, the longtime Symantec executive who had served as the company chief executive officer since April 2009.
Global Payments Inc. says its data breach investigation is complete, and so far the incident has cost the company $84.4 million. What's next for the payments processor as it recovers from this breach?
Whether intentional or not, software features have the potential to leak sensitive information, corrupt data or reduce system availability. The National Institute of Standards and Technology's latest guidance aims to help organizations minimize vulnerabilities.
The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 is finally coming up for debate on the Senate floor, and a number of senators say they'll introduce amendments to tweak the bill to their liking.
The Privacy and Security Tiger Team is hammering out recommendations for how best to authenticate the identities of physicians and other individuals who electronically exchange health information. Find out what's under consideration.
What are organizations most looking for in new IT security hires? It starts with deep technical know-how. Recruiter Kathy Lavinder offers insight on the qualities companies seek when hiring.
Today's malware threats are designed to quietly and slowly spread to other hosts, gathering information over extended periods of time that leads to exfiltration of sensitive data and creates havoc. Here's what NIST says organizations should do.
The Obama administration has launched a new public-private collaborative effort to help stop healthcare insurance fraud. Find out more about the goals and the participants.
President Obama endorses the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 despite the removal of provisions from an earlier version of the bill that would have given the federal government authority to regulate the mostly privately owned critical national IT infrastructure.
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