Bill Siwicki

A post-WannaCry survey shows that U.S. consumers are not very forgiving when it comes to organizations not able to protect their medical information.

First National Technology Solutions says software updates, constant patching and employee education are musts.

ID management has become central to fighting cybercrime as cloud computing and the internet change the nature of access and security, according to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s vice president of security.

The system’s ACO is working with Arcadia Healthcare Solutions on using data to improve health, gain efficiencies and trim costs.

The Congressional Budget Office says the two bills will cost less than $1 million combined over the next 5 years.

Healthcare providers, life science companies and technology vendors view artificial intelligence as important to competitiveness, Tata Consultancy Services reports.

While healthcare is not applying the same kind of data understanding that other service rely on, precision medicine will bring that to the fore, expert says.

CRISPR has sparked considerable excitement for precision medicine, but patient safety, enzyme delivery and today’s level of disease understanding are limiting mainstream adoption.

Just demanding two-factor authentication doesn’t go far enough, expert says.

Former NSA officer’s advice? Close ports that don’t need to be opened, make sure access points are open only to those who need the access.