What are the top security lessons that covered entities and business associates should learn from the latest HIPAA settlements? Illiana Peters, a former top HIPAA enforcer, shares her insights.
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.
As damaging breaches continue to occur, more organizations are considering endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to address the incidents that aren't being handled adequately by their existing defenses. However, EDR solutions come in a wide variety of implementations and can vary significantly in scope and...
The fact that Federal agencies are prime targets for the most sophisticated cyber threats is undeniable. If cyberattacks are inevitable, then robust capabilities for security investigation, threat hunting, and rapid response are essential. Government cybersecurity professionals require visibility across their silos of...
Organizations in the Middle East and Central Asia are beginning to respond to the nuances of the evolving threat landscape in the region, says Tata Communication' Avinash Prasad in this exclusive interview.
A recent incident involving an Indiana hospital that publicly admitted to paying a $55,000 ransom to unlock data following a ransomware attack - despite having backup systems - highlights the need to test data recovery plans.
Security vendor products are held to a higher standard of security. They must help their customers solve complex security problems, as well as have the most stringent security measures in place throughout the software development lifecycle. To meet those standards, many security vendors are turning to more innovative...
In 2018, digital extortion will be at the core of most cyber criminals' business model and will propel them into other schemes that will get them hefty payouts. And as environments have become increasingly interconnected, these threats are redefining how we should look at security.
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Bug bounties are fundamentally changing the way financial service organizations approach the security of the Internet, moving from the realm of novelty towards becoming best practice.
This report presents how the financial services industry is actively looking to bug bounty programs to augment their existing...
The days of threats being addressed with traditional security solutions are behind us. In 2018, digital extortion will be at the core of most cyber criminals' business model and will propel them into other schemes that will get them hefty payouts.
As environments become increasingly interconnected and complex,...
A recently published 2017 survey of over 400 security professionals in the U.S., U.K. and Germany measured how well their organizations implemented security controls for SSH keys. The results show that most organizations are underprepared to protect against SSH-based attacks, with fewer than half following industry...
The role of the CISO is growing in importance, as is the need to have an enterprise-wide IT security strategy that supports the company's mission and goals.
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The CISO role is becoming more critical in managing enterprise risk;
CISOs must articulate IT security...
A recent global survey found that 52% of businesses admit that employees are their biggest weakness in IT security, with their careless actions putting business IT security strategy at risk.
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Common security mistakes employees make;
How BYOD is making security more...
The healthcare industry (hospitals in particular) is one of the top industries targeted for cybercrime. Given the high value of a stolen healthcare record, motivated adversaries will continue to go where the money is.
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The three most common DLP use cases in healthcare systems;
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Hospitals and healthcare organizations must ensure that both their mundane and highly-sensitive information is protected and compliant, which is where content aware data loss prevention comes in.
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How to identify project priorities and...
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