Privacy & Security

Stolen credentials, privilege misuse and miscellaneous errors were the three biggest causes for health data breaches in 2015, according to the 9th annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report released Tuesday.

There are day-to-day blocking and tackling tactics that every healthcare organization should be doing right now to reasonably address the current security threat landscape.

NYP's actions while filming the TV show 'NY Med' blatantly violated HIPAA rules, said Jocelyn Samuels of the Office for Civil Rights.

The new group consists of tech vendors and device manufacturers working to create sets of security best practices for both providers and manufacturers.

Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic of North Carolina will pay $750,000 to settle charges that it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Privacy Rule.

More than 100 million records reportedly were compromised in 2015 in healthcare, which now is the top industry for cyberattacks, according to new IBM research.

CISOs and security analysts from top-tier firms offer highly effective advice and tactics for rooting out and getting rid of malicious code.

Recent cyberattacks on healthcare have been highly disruptive and publicly embarrassing for the industry. Take part in the 2016 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey to help identify how organizations are mitigating the risk of being the next victim.

A top security expert says healthcare entities need to apply a more scientific and evidence-based approach to the practice of security. Here’s what Seattle Children’s is doing to harden its threat environment.

The imminent set of best practices will help healthcare organizations become more penetration-resistant, more effective at limiting damage attackers can inflict and ultimately better able to withstand cyberattacks.