For healthcare information security professionals, the time has come to adopt a "wartime mindset" to ensure patient information is safeguarded from cyber threats. That's why ISMG has recruited a diverse array of experts to provide timely advice at our Healthcare Security Summit in New York Nov 1-2.
Apple's security defenses have improved dramatically in recent years, but poorly written drivers in third-party applications could provide key access to critical parts of macOS.
Internet of things security takeaway: Save yourself, and by doing so, maybe help save the rest of us too. That's the obvious takeaway from the rise of low-tech, high-impact Mirai malware, which has been tied to the record-setting Oct. 21 DDoS attack against Dyn.
Federal regulators are reminding for-profit companies that if they collect and share consumers' health information, they not only need to comply with HIPAA security and privacy regulations, but also the Federal Trade Commission Act. Is their new guidance too narrow?
Neutering the army of web-connected devices used in the large internet attack that hampered access to major sites - including Amazon, PayPal, Spotify and Twitter - is technically possible. But no option offers either a great or near-term fix.
Changes in NIST's upcoming revision of its security and privacy controls guidance acknowledge the view that security and privacy are concerns for all sectors, not just the federal government.
Federal regulators will be kicking off remote HIPAA compliance "desk audits" of business associates next month and more comprehensive onsite audits of both covered entities and BAs early next year. Learn more about what's next for the audit program.
Experts evaluating the likelihood of a hack to alter votes in this year's American presidential election highlights the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, U.S. federal regulators propose new cybersecurity rules for big banks.
Russian hackers may think twice before traveling outside the country for a vacation in light of the arrest of alleged 2012 LinkedIn hacker "Yevgeniy N." by Czech police at a restaurant in Prague earlier this month.
In the twelfth HIPAA enforcement action so far this year, federal regulators have smacked St. Joseph Health System with a $2 million penalty after investigating a breach that exposed patient information to internet searches for more than a year. And more enforcement actions tied to other breaches are on the way.
WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange's interference in the U.S. elections has earned the Ecuadorian embassy in London's houseguest a slap on the wrist as his internet connection gets taken away. In the interim, maybe he can take up knitting?
The latest ISMG Security Report analyzes new state bank cybersecurity regulation and getting small healthcare practitioners engaged in cyber threat information sharing. Also, why one nation claims it never experienced a cyberattack.
Cybercriminals are continuing to refine their art: Researchers say there are now more than 200 ransomware families, which complicates ongoing attempts to disrupt such attacks.
Under a hefty new Medicare payment reform final rule, healthcare providers must attest that they will not inappropriately block secure patient information exchange. But how will the provisions work?
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