Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Why Healthcare Data Encryption Should Be Considered

HealthITSecurity.com will review the basics of healthcare data encryption, and discuss some of the arguments for using this technological protection. Source: HealthITSecurity.com

Mental Health Facility Has PHI Data Breach of 11K Patients

A mental health facility in Texas recently reported a potential PHI data breach that may affect over 11,000 patients. Source: HealthITSecurity.com

Senate Passes Cybersecurity Info Sharing Bill

Several Privacy-Related Amendments Rejected. Source: BankInfoSecurity.com

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Too many healthcare employees complacent about security

Non-technical health care employees are too complacent about the possibility of a data breach. Source: CSOonline.com

Businesses Lack Protection Against Mobile Data Breaches


Nearly three-quarters (74 percent) reported their organization has experienced a data breach as a result of a mobile security issue, the survey found. Source: eweek.com

Target converts to credit cards with PINs, not just signatures, for security reasons

Two years after its catastrophic data breach, Target has become the first major credit card issuer to convert to cards that contain a PIN. Source: Cleveland.com

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Why CIOs should worry about the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things brings with it the promise gee-whiz applications and life-changing innovation. But one thing’s for sure – there are as many questions as there will be gigabytes of data being poured into your data centers. Source: CIO.com

New Android vulnerabilities put over a billion devices at risk of remote hacking


The flaws are located in Android's media processing components and can be exploited through maliciously crafted websites. Source:CIO.com

Thousands of medical devices are vulnerable to hacking, security researchers say

The security flaws put patients' health at risk. Source: CIO.com