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By Bill Siwicki | 01:18 pm | November 09, 2021
A security expert offers sage advice for CISOs, CIOs and other security leaders to secure the resources they need to ward off attackers and protect health data.
By Kat Jercich | 01:14 pm | November 09, 2021
White House officials testified this past week that they have seen a "discernible decrease" in U.
By Kat Jercich | 04:36 pm | November 08, 2021
One of the accused, 22-year-old Yaroslav Vasinskyi, is reportedly suspected of attacking about 2,500 victims and raking in $2.3 million in ransom.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:28 pm | November 08, 2021
In her session at the upcoming virtual HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, Aimee Cardwell will walk information security and IT leaders through a risk-fraught landscape – and offer tips for best defenses.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:45 pm | November 08, 2021
A security leader at Mount Sinai South Nassau offers healthcare CISOs and CIOs guidance for dealing with breaches – and being well prepared for them.
By Kat Jercich | 10:10 am | November 05, 2021
In a preview of his panel at the HIMSS Cybersecurity Forum, Franciscan Health Vice President of Digital Innovation and Applications Sri Bharadwaj says threat factors have substantially increased amid COVID-19.
By Mike Miliard | 06:00 pm | November 04, 2021
Former Microsoft exec Kurt DelBene, who helped right the course for Healthcare.gov eight years ago, could be tasked with enabling a bigger turnaround job at Veterans Affairs.
By Kat Jercich | 04:09 pm | November 03, 2021
The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency this week released a binding operational directive this week requiring federal agencies to patch known exploited vulnerabilities carrying "significant risk" to the federal enterprise.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:04 pm | November 03, 2021
In a sneak-peek of his session at December's virtual HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, a security leader from Trinity Health discusses some of the challenges and opportunities of infosec team building.
2021 Year in Review
By HIMSS Media | 06:15 pm | November 01, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic helped propel digital healthcare into the spotlight in 2020. But questions remain about how the industry will permanently change. Now at the tail end of 2021, we look back at how digital health has become a healthcare staple.