Security

With big issues on CISO plates, including malware, application security, cloud security and others, a new study from cybersecurity staffing firm SilverBull found that salaries are on the rise, with the highest up from $380,000 in January 2016.

The public platform, DTSec, contains a set of security performance requirements to prevent cyberattacks and data breaches.

Kansas Heart Hospital declined to pay the second ransom, saying that would not be wise. Security experts, meanwhile, are warning that ransomware attacks will only get worse.

The cyber-threats are increasingly hitting healthcare organizations with great effectiveness, and the OCR is preparing to assist executives seeking to better protect their data and systems.

Healthcare organizations are dealing with an epidemic of threats to the security of electronic health records (EHR).

The CERT Division of Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute has released its list of 10 technologies emerging in the next five years with the greatest vulnerabilities in terms of cybersecurity, finance, personal health and safety.

Valita Fredland most recently served as chief privacy officer and counsel at IU Health. In her new post, Fredland will serve as vice president, general counsel and privacy officer.

New species of the malicious code are found in the wild on a regular basis. Here are some of the newest types of ransomware.  

Cybercriminals have set their sights on healthcare. Ransomware is the new normal. And many providers are approaching security all wrong. CIOs, CISOs, ethical hackers and other experts point the way forward. 

IBM plans to launch a cloud-based version of Watson's cognitive computing technology, designed solely to zero in on cybersecurity language, as a part of a year-long research project, the company announced Tuesday.