Will ‘Digital Fingerprint’ Forensics Thwart Data Thieves in Hospital EHRs?
The healthcare data security war can be won, but it will require action and commitment from the industry. With Halloween upon us, the usual spate of horror movies will intrigue audiences across the...
View ArticleSecurity, Care Team Coordination Top CIO Priority Lists
Spok, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. and a provider of enterprise critical communications, released the findings of a survey designed to identify the business goals and drivers...
View ArticleThe Importance of Improving Medical Device Security
Enhancing medical device security requires collaboration Sociologists call it “the diminishing returns of complexity.” It’s the point where a major innovation (like the wireless IV medication infusion...
View ArticleTop 10 Things You Should Know About Ransomware
Ransomware is a hot topic in the news these days, but what exactly is it and why should you care? This blog discusses the top 10 things you should know about ransomware, why it is becoming more...
View ArticleNew Research Grant Announced for Cybersecurity Advancement
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced $76 million in research grants through its Secure and Trustworthy (SaTC) program. The grant will provide support for the study of the scientific,...
View ArticleAvoiding Healthcare Data Loss in the Age of Ransomware
Implement robust data protection plans in order to enable a reduction in operations interruptions and data loss According to a recent U.S. Government interagency report, How to Protect Your Networks...
View ArticleWhat CIOs Want CEOs to Know About Data Security
To help CEOs combat data security threats, CIOs are actively addressing a number of IT and analytics risks Over the past few years, the issue of data security has become increasingly more important to...
View Article9 Healthcare IT Trends in 2017
Black Book announced the results of its year-end C-suite poll as well as nine trends slated to impact providers, vendors and payers through the first half of 2017. According to the survey, 82% of CIOs,...
View ArticleMost Healthcare Organizations Provide Mobile Devices to Staff
The majority of healthcare organizations provide mobile devices to caregiving staff, including physicians and nurses, according to survey results from Jamf. While many provide mobile devices, more than...
View ArticleHealthcare Industry Vulnerabilities Give Rise to Cyber Crime
In November, at least 35 healthcare facilities in the U.S., U.K. and Canada were targeted by cybercriminals executing Business Email Compromise (BEC) campaigns. The organizations, which included...
View ArticlePatients Are Using This Little Know “Patient Right” To Reduce Your Cost of...
Does Your Office Know About It? For most people, a deductible before their health benefits kick in is now the norm. And as those deductibles go up, and up, each year, fewer and fewer people get any...
View ArticleCyber Security News
U.S. Develops New Cyber Safety Strategy For the first time in 15 years, the United States has a national agenda for protecting the country’s digital presence. The National Cyber Strategy launched in...
View ArticleStill Fishing for a New Year’s Resolution? Mind Your Phishing Security
Digital technology continues to make our lines of communication more abundant and easily accessible throughout our everyday and working lives. It also makes us more easily susceptible to fraud and...
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