CynergisTek's 2018 report aggregated ratings from security assessments performed at hundreds of healthcare organizations in 2017 to reveal an average 45% conformance with NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF). The report found that of the NIST CSF five Core Elements, organizations had the lowest ratings in detecting...
Organizations need to carefully assess - and then verify - the data security controls their existing - and prospective - vendors have implemented, says privacy and security expert Rebecca Herold, who offers a range of vendor management tips in an in-depth interview.
The 2018 CrowdStrike® Global Threat Report offers one of the industry's most comprehensive reports on today's most damaging cyberattacks and dangerous adversaries. It contains valuable insights into the evolving threat landscape and includes recommendations that will help you be better prepared for the security...
With advances in big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and more, healthcare is primed to innovate. But do HIPAA, GDPR and other regulatory standards inhibit the ability to innovate? This whitepaper discusses healthcare's complex convergence of innovation and compliance.
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Industry analysts see a major shift to software-defined storage (SDS), with SDS overtaking conventional storage by 2020. Container-based or container-native storage (CNS) is a big part of that move. Government agencies and organizations are better off accepting and adopting the...
CynergisTek's 2018 report aggregated ratings from security assessments performed at hundreds of healthcare organizations in 2017 to reveal an average 45% conformance with NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF). The report found that of the NIST CSF five Core Elements, organizations had the lowest ratings in detecting...
The Cyber Kill Chain model describes how attackers use a common cycle of methods to compromise an organization. IT security leaders can use this research to align security programs to adversaries and improve their ability to predict, prevent, detect and respond to threats.
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With the advent of technology in personal healthcare - internet connected glucose monitors, intravenous blood pressure monitoring, personal best friend emotional bots - a lot of highly sensitive data that's rampantly traversing the airwaves. The impact of this data getting in the wrong hands is just starting to be...
As of Q1 2018, the global cybersecurity community finds themselves inundated with both internal and external advanced threat actors who are stealthier, more resilient and sadly, more effective than they have ever been before. Many organizations are coming to terms with deciding whether their security posture is...
Email breaches come in many forms, all of which can be devastating. From phishing scams to man-in-the-middle attacks and beyond, organizations must gain a firm grasp on the evolving threat landscape, as well as an understanding of the layers of vulnerability within any given email thread.
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A government watchdog agency alleges that insurer Health Net of California has refused to cooperate in a security audit called for under a federal contract. Similar disputes often arise when healthcare organizations attempt to scrutinize the security practices of their vendors, some security experts point out.
This guide gives a detailed overview of The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53. SP 800-53 and establishes information security standards and guidelines for federal information systems.
The compliance requirement is broken down into each segment of the business,...
Adoption of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is motivating organizations worldwide to improve existing technical controls for securing personal information. Organizations should be especially aware that the GDPR and other recent legal developments amplify the negative repercussions of a data security...
Visualizing the attack surface of your entire enterprise can help you respond faster to emerging threats, prevent data breaches, reduce overall security risks and better understand your security status on a daily basis. Learn how to identify areas of greatest risk with deep insight into Indicators of Exposure (IOEs),...
With advances in big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and more, healthcare is primed to innovate. But do HIPAA, GDPR and other regulatory standards inhibit the ability to innovate? Scott Whyte of ClearDATA discusses healthcare's complex convergence of innovation and compliance.
