The Department of Veterans Affairs soon will enable clinicians to use more mobile devices to view patient information, taking several steps to help ensure security.
As recent incidents at Citi and BofA reinforce, most banking institutions, from large to small, have done a poor job of keeping up with inside jobs and internal threats.
Many implantable medical devices have wireless connections that enable physicians to monitor patients. But with that wireless connectivity comes the risk of a hacker attack with potentially life-threatening results.
Emerging technology is often touted for enhancing security. But if not properly deployed and integrated, these technologies can hinder rather than improve security.
The controversial Accounting of Disclosures Rule is the subject of intense debate. Don't miss your opportunity to make your opinions known to federal authorities.
SafeNet CEO Chris Fedde says top executives, not chief information or chief information security officers, should have final say on what data to encrypt.
If you take a close look at the healthcare information breach "wall of shame," you'll notice that maybe, just maybe, we're making some progress this year.
"We appear to be asking DHS to take on new cybersecurity roles and missions while it is establishing its basic core competencies," Melissa Hathaway says. "Is this reasonable? Do we want DHS to become a first party regulator?"
A total of 11 million Americans have been affected by major health information breaches since September 2009. So far in 2011, 2.7 million have been affected by 32 incidents.
To access a central data repository in the cloud, participants in a Chicago health information exchange now in development will use a virtual private network where all data traffic is encrypted, says Terri Jacobsen, director of the project.
Recent hacks have uncovered security vulnerabilities that should have been addressed years ago. "These attacks are going to escalate," says Josh Corman of The 451 Group. But organizations can implement basic steps to make the hackers' job harder.
An unencrypted laptop computer that's missing from the United Kingdom's National Health Service North Central London health authority contained information on 8.63 million people, according to a report on The Sun newspaper's website.
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