"While these two priorities - sharing and safeguarding - are often seen as mutually exclusive, in reality they are mutually reinforcing," President Obama says in the introduction to the strategy.
A breach that resulted in a $1 million HIPAA settlement led Partners Healthcare in Boston to take many significant steps, including merging its privacy and security efforts, says CISO Jennings Aske. More changes are planned for 2013.
The Walgreens drugstore chain will pay $16.6 million to settle a California case involving improper disposal of hazardous waste, as well as certain confidential patient information, in dumpsters near their stores.
From point-of-sale hacks to malware and DDoS attacks, the top cyberthreats of 2012 have been aggressive and strong. Is it time for organizations to adopt a "hack back" strategy against perceived attackers?
McAfee CPO Michelle Dennedy and Intel CISO Malcolm Harkins work for the same company, but in some ways they are worlds apart. How must privacy and security leaders bridge gaps to face challenges ahead?
Gov. Nikki Haley realizes the potential political consequences of a breach, which explains why she held three press conferences on three consecutive days to address her administration's response to a computer breach of the state's tax IT system.
Text-messaging by physicians and other clinicians poses serious potential patient privacy risks. But with security controls in place, some healthcare organizations are giving a green light to texting in certain circumstances.
It's difficult to know where sensitive patient information may be lurking in user files. But some healthcare organizations are finding ways to detect where the information resides so they can protect it. Find out how.
TD Bank's October breach notification about two backup tapes lost in March is difficult to justify, legal experts say. As a result, the bank could face lawsuits, as well as state fines.
A new report by a presidential commission says there are too many discrepancies in privacy regulations related to patients' genomic data. Find out what the panel recommends.
As mobile transactions grow, so do the fraud risks. How is the Merchant Risk Council working with card issuers and merchants to address these threats? Nicolas Vedrenne of the MRC offers insight.
Lost and stolen unencrypted mobile devices are reoccurring culprits in health data breaches. So why isn't the use of encryption more widespread? And how are organizations ramping up mobile security?
The latest updates to the federal tally of major health information breaches confirm that the loss or theft of unencrypted devices continues to plague the industry. Learn all the latest details.
Five pilot projects unveiled by the federal government, if successful, should build trust in online commerce, helping to boost the economy, says Jeremy Grant, head of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace National Program office.
A recent appellate court ruling might pave the way for the first U.S. class action lawsuit involving a health data breach to move forward to trial. Find out the details of this potentially groundbreaking case.
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