Privacy & Security

Sharing of threat information across stakeholders helps create situational awareness – not just for individual organizations but for the healthcare industry as a whole, says one expert.

The health system will pay $3 million to settle with OCR and take corrective action after protected health information was left unencrypted on lost and stolen mobile devices.

Knowing what to do is only half the battle, say keynote speakers Michael Coates and Dr. John Halamka. Next month's event will also focus on how to make good practices ubiquitous.

The network-based cybersecurity technology acts as an early warning system, giving the CISO and his team a high degree of visibility into network activity.

The number of healthcare organizations served by DirectTrust health information service providers and engaged in Direct exchange was up nearly 75% in Q3. New members include Konica Minolta and the Social Security Administration.

How concerned should clinicians and IT leaders be with the current state of IoT? Dr Abed, medical doctor and healthcare cybersecurity expert, explains.

Providers continue to be the most targeted organizations for industry cybersecurity breaches, with nearly 4 out of 5 breaches.

The cybersecurity compliance company says Backbone's advisory services will help clients manage ever-changing infosec and privacy demands, such as the third-party audits required for EPCS, the privacy demands of GDPR and more.

Healthcare providers/organisations and manufacturers of healthcare related products/solutions need to work hand-in-hand to enhance cybersecurity, said Lori Lazzara, VP of Technology & Engineering, Monitoring and Analytics & Therapeutic Care, Philips.

A security expert says discover assets on a network, perform vulnerability assessments, embrace identity governance, perform privileged access management, hire white hat ethical hackers and more.