The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued its initial analysis of comments about a cybersecurity framework, a best practices guide President Obama ordered to be developed.
The Medical Device Innovation, Safety and Security Consortium is refining a tool that cost-adjusts medical devices based on their security attributes. Learn more about the consortium's various initiatives.
A leader at health advocacy group Genetic Alliance explains the privacy and security measures of a new registry that's designed to enable patients to control how health data is shared with researchers.
A federal advisory panel will develop standards for secure health information exchange, including how to maintain the integrity of health data as it's downloaded and transmitted by patients.
As CIOs are asked to assemble more data to demonstrate their organization is providing high-quality care at a lower cost, their role in ensuring privacy and security is evolving, says technology specialist Harry Greenspun, M.D.
A privacy dispute has erupted between the city's public health officials and first responders in the wake of the Boston marathon bombing. Find out what's being debated.
Encryption is an important breach prevention tool. But to make the right decisions about how to apply encryption, healthcare organizations should take four specific steps, says security expert Feisal Nanji.
What's it going to take to attract individuals to cybersecurity and develop the needed skills to tackle the profession's future needs? ISACA's Allan Boardman offers his insights on growing the field.
Ronald Sanders says it isn't easy to answer the question of whether the information security field should be professionalized. The former human capital officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence explains why.
Getting buy-in for information security spending from those who hold the purse strings can be tricky unless risks are properly assessed and articulated. See how some healthcare security leaders tackle the budget challenge.
If healthcare providers rely on the Direct protocol to meet HITECH Act Stage 2 data exchange requirements, how will that affect the fate of health information exchange organizations? Find out what some HIE experts think.
Security specialist David Newell outlines common pitfalls healthcare organizations need to avoid when conducting a risk analysis - such as focusing on an insufficient, narrow HIPAA compliance assessment.
A key difference between state-sponsored espionage and organized criminals or hacktivists is the level of persistence and determination to break through defenses. Here's advice from security experts on defending against nation-state attacks.
Nations that have ratified international cyber-agreements and have a higher concentration of technology tend to reduce cyber-risks more than others, explains Microsoft's Paul Nicholas.
The biggest lesson banking institutions can learn from this week's reported $45 million global cyberheist: Old attacks always return. Learn why thwarting these coordinated fraud schemes is challenging.
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