Privacy & Security

Anthem is being held responsible for cyber attacks that stole the protected health information of close to 79 million people.

Experts at the HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum said the next phase of infosec should be to secure the human and put safety nets in place to protect them.

Basic building blocks of a good information security plan can be found at lower costs than many might expect.

The settlement with New Jersey resolves two separate privacy breaches regarding members HIV/AIDS status and those with AFib.

The Food and Drug Administration issued a cybersecurity alert on two Medtronic devices that could allow a hacker to hijack the software update process to change the device’s function.

For more than a month, two separate employee accounts were compromised by the cyberattacks before the IT department discovered the hack.

Keeping software up to date without disrupting care delivery requires a plan for regular patching – and responding to emergency alerts when necessary.

Skipping out on comprehensive device documentation and risk assessment will cripple an organization's cybersecurity program, experts say.

HITRUST launched a security program to help start-up companies bolster their privacy and security foundations, including the adoption of the most comprehensive risk management, compliance and security services.

A researcher discovered the North Carolina-based tech vendor is leaking protected patient data through its Amazon S3 bucket twice in a month.