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By Andrea Fox | 12:04 pm | March 14, 2023
The cybersecurity agency proactively identifies critical infrastructure information systems that contain known ransomware vulnerabilities and provides owners with mitigation guidance to take immediate action.
By Andrea Fox | 11:43 am | March 14, 2023
Cybersecurity and health equity are among the key features of the Biden-Harris Administration's budget proposal for next year, with considerable funding for CISA, HHS and VA data and technology improvements.
By Andrea Fox | 12:09 pm | March 13, 2023
The telehealth company said data was transmitted to third parties without patient consent through pixel trackers, including online self-assessment responses and some clinical information.
By HIMSS TV | 06:10 pm | March 10, 2023
In a preview of her HIMSS23 session, Florence Hudson, executive director of Columbia University Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub, describes the Clinical Internet of Things, a new IEEE spec designed around trust, identity, privacy, protection and safety.
By Andrea Fox | 11:57 am | March 09, 2023
Jointly developed as a public-private partnership, the new Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guide from HHS aims to help healthcare organizations assess their current practices and risks and identify gaps.
By Andrea Fox | 11:29 am | March 08, 2023
Their new CALDERA plugin combines open-source software to help cybersecurity professionals better prepare for attacks on machine learning systems.  
By HIMSS TV | 07:00 am | March 08, 2023
Tom O'Neil, managing director of Berkeley Research Group, says boards need to think hard about how machine learning models are approved and deployed, since big issues related to safety, efficacy and transparency are at stake.
By Andrea Fox | 12:10 pm | March 07, 2023
The agency says the current policies, guidelines and controls for the cybersecurity and privacy of genomic data are inadequate and asks the public to comment on proposed use cases and protections.
By HIMSS TV | 07:00 am | March 07, 2023
What are the proportionate roles of people, process and technology as providers build defense strategies in a fast-changing threat landscape? Anurag Lal, NetSfere CEO and past director of the FCC's National Broadband Task Force, offers his perspective.
By Andrea Fox | 11:52 am | March 06, 2023
FBI and CISA warn U.S. hospitals to heed indicators of compromise immediately. RansomHouse shuts down a major Barcelona health system. The U.S. and European partners seize equipment possibly used in DoppelPaymer exploits.