Security

Cyberattacks around the world are growing in size and complexity, according to Arbor Networks 11th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report, released January 26 by Arbor Networks, the security division of NETSCOUT.

One of my all-time favorite Star Trek original series episodes is entitled "The Trouble with Tribbles.

Company has launched an internal search and is notifying members whose information is on the missing hard drives.

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, the standards development organization and accrediting body for groups that exchange electronic health data, has signed memorandum of understanding with the National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center to better coordinate their security initiatives.

Healthcare IT professionals need few reminders about the importance of keeping cyber-security defenses strong.

The St. Louis-based managed Medicaid company said it did not believe the information has been used inappropriately.

Flint, Michigan-based Hurley Medical Center was targeted with a cyber attack this past week, soon after the hacktivist group Anonymous released a video promising 'justice' for the city's ongoing water crisis.

Chuck Kesler has worked in information technology and data security for more than 25 years. He joined Duke Health as chief information security officer in 2011.

From "script kiddies" to sophisticated nation states, healthcare organizations have to be on the lookout for a variety of dangerous bad actors looking to crack its cybersecurity defenses, according to a recent Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology report.

For Phil Alexander, information security officer at the University Medical Center, in Lubbock, Texas, the key to safeguarding health systems is a focus on education, technology and a rapid response.