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By Kat Jercich | 02:17 pm | June 25, 2020
A commanding 94% majority of respondents to a new Black Hat survey says the pandemic has increased cybersecurity threats to enterprise systems and data – and many say it will continue to.
Security
By Kat Jercich | 10:17 am | June 25, 2020
As new distributed ledger platforms have emerged, the tech has shown promise for the security of COVID-19 contact tracing, and so has the potential for data siloing.
By Ahmed El Sherif | 12:13 pm | June 22, 2020
In a new investigation by Amnesty International, the two Gulf states and Norway have released apps that reportedly operate as mass surveillance tools.  
By Mike Miliard | 03:26 pm | June 18, 2020
The Dell subsidiary will work with the Florida-based health system over three years to transition its newly implemented Epic system to the Virtustream Healthcare Cloud.
By Bill Siwicki | 02:23 pm | June 18, 2020
In a HIMSS20 Digital session, one expert spells out what healthcare can derive from big data, and what stands in the way of that innovation.
By Kat Jercich | 01:03 pm | June 18, 2020
The platform can now be used to furnish encrypted patient data to third-party applications.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 01:30 pm | June 17, 2020
Two compliance experts discuss how healthcare providers should address protected healthcare information, whether HIPAA needs an update, and how to balance the demands of privacy and data exchange.
Security
By Kat Jercich | 04:45 pm | June 16, 2020
More than 40% of survey respondents said they didn't trust any organization to keep their data safe.
Security
By Kat Jercich | 02:58 pm | June 16, 2020
The 25-bed hospital, which did not pay the ransom, is still working to get full access to files from August 2012 through August 2017.
Population Health
By Sophie Porter | 01:51 pm | June 16, 2020
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health will delete all collected data and suspend operations to address security concerns.