Privacy & Security

Congressional Consumer Data Protection Legislation

Proposed privacy bill mirrors GDPR, adds jail time for lying CEOs

By Jessica Davis 03:27 pm November 02, 2018

Introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden, the Consumer Data Protection Act overhauls internet privacy protections and gives FTC the authority to create standards and penalize law-breakers.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. Credit: Google Maps

HHS kills HCCIC cyber command center, aligns with Homeland Security

By Jessica Davis 04:44 pm October 31, 2018

The new HHS-DHS Health Cybersecurity Coordination Center, HC3, replaces the Healthcare Cybersecurity Communications and Integration Center after a year of turmoil and unraveling.

5 (more) things we learned by focusing on cybersecurity in October

By Tom Sullivan 10:06 am October 31, 2018

We took a pulse of the state of infosec, heard experts rate industry maturity and learned smart tactics for advancing your security posture.

Ransomware that won’t quit: SamSam still pummeling U.S. healthcare

By Jessica Davis 03:03 pm October 30, 2018

A new Symantec report finds the notorious, highly targeted virus is primarily hitting the U.S. – especially the healthcare sector, where hackers may believe orgs are more likely to pay.

Focus on cybersecurity: 5 things we learned this month

By Tom Sullivan 10:15 am October 30, 2018

Synthetic ID theft, infosec dashboards, the real weakest link and more factored into the security conversation during October.

The real victim in health data breaches? Patients' medical identities

By Jessica Davis 05:03 pm October 29, 2018

Hackers can perform synthetic identify theft long after a cybersecurity event by piecing together data to conduct medical and insurance fraud.

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Cybersecurity checkup: Healthcare rapidly closing flaws, but employees pose threat

By Jessica Davis 02:19 pm October 26, 2018

Veracode found that the healthcare and retail sectors are reducing risk the fastest among other industries, but 75 percent of employees struggle with identifying best practices.

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Poll: How is your cybersecurity posture?

By Healthcare IT News 10:02 am October 26, 2018

Take our quick survey, and we'll report on the results, so you can get a sense of what your peers are using/leaning on to keep pace with hackers.

3 phishing hacks breach 20,000 Catawba Valley patient records

By Jessica Davis 02:14 pm October 25, 2018

While investigating one phishing attack in August, medical center officials discovered a hacker had access to three accounts for more than a month.

You’ve been breached, so what does that mean with cyber insurance?

By Jessica Davis 04:28 pm October 24, 2018

The final chapter in our cyber insurance series outlines the legal considerations after a breach, mainly, ensuring the organization can choose its own investigator.