How should organizations considering cyber insurance start the process? Cyber liability lawyer Richard Bortnick offers three steps in determining the type of cyber liability coverage they should seek.
Defending Delaware's critical infrastructure is a top challenge since a large part is owned by the private sector, says State Homeland Security Adviser Kurt Reuther, who details the challenges.
How can hospitals and physicians prepare to comply with the HITECH Act electronic health record incentive program's Stage 2 privacy and security requirements? Federal privacy officer Joy Pritts provides insights.
Identity theft is a concern for organizations across all sectors. Learn how healthcare entities are employing new strategies and technology tools to curtail medical ID theft and prevent fraud.
In this week's roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a stolen laptop affecting 27,000 patients in Tennessee and a point-of-service device breach at Barnes & Noble book stores.
President Obama has not yet reviewed the draft of a proposed executive order to create a process to establish IT security best practices that private owners of critical infrastructure could voluntarily adopt, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano says.
The HHS Office of Inspector General plans to scrutinize whether any HITECH Act electronic health record incentive payments have been inappropriately issued and review HIPAA compliance enforcement efforts.
It's official: There have been more than 500 major U.S. health data breaches since the HIPAA breach notification rule went into effect in 2009. But is the breach picture improving so far this year?
With the release of the iPhone 5, and other new mobile devices and upgrades on the way, how should security leaders prepare their organizations for 2013? Intel CISO Malcolm Harkins offers guidance.
Four Republican senators have joined four GOP congressmen in questioning the value of the HITECH Act's EHR incentive program. But others question whether the criticism is politically motivated.
The FBI has alerted consumers about two Trojans that have compromised mobile devices running the Android operating system. But are all mobile devices at risk?
Because the nation lacks a single patient ID system, misidentification of patients is a danger when providers exchange records. That's why HIMSS has asked Congress to commission a patient data matching study.
Imagine sitting in a bar, as a stranger snaps a photo of you, and then uses that image to find out who you are using facial recognition technology. It's the type of practice that the staff of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission wants to discourage.
State health insurance exchanges now in the formative stages should consider security practices widely used in online banking, says Bryce Williams, CEO at Extend Health, a commercial online health insurance exchange.
Researchers are studying how security best practices for healthcare organizations need to evolve. What current and emerging IT issues are they considering in their work? Researcher Carl Gunter explains.
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