Privacy & Security

While the number of overall data breaches is down, incidents involving 100 million or more records continue to be a concern, a new report found.

Informatics group said the blurring lines between consumer and medical information systems demands privacy policies relevant to both sides.

HHS said it is looking to remove regulatory barriers to health information sharing and the plan just took a first step.

Amazon Translate, Amazon Comprehend and Amazon Transcribe will now be HIPAA eligible.

Last year’s WannaCry ransomware attack on the UK health service did more than expose weaknesses in healthcare cyber resilience – it also highlighted weaknesses in emergency responses to healthcare cyber attacks.

The Attorney General also banned the former business associate of Virtua Medical Group from doing business in the state for accidentally uploading 1,654 patient files to an FTP server left open to the public.

Introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden, the Consumer Data Protection Act overhauls internet privacy protections and gives FTC the authority to create standards and penalize law-breakers.

The new HHS-DHS Health Cybersecurity Coordination Center, HC3, replaces the Healthcare Cybersecurity Communications and Integration Center after a year of turmoil and unraveling.

We took a pulse of the state of infosec, heard experts rate industry maturity and learned smart tactics for advancing your security posture.

A new Symantec report finds the notorious, highly targeted virus is primarily hitting the U.S. – especially the healthcare sector, where hackers may believe orgs are more likely to pay.