Skip to main content

Privacy & Security

By Jessica Davis | 04:24 pm | May 24, 2017
The state’s Department of Medical Assistance Services didn’t meet federal security requirements, which could have compromised the integrity of the system.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:37 pm | May 24, 2017
First National Technology Solutions says software updates, constant patching and employee education are musts.
By Bill Siwicki | 03:22 pm | May 23, 2017
ID management has become central to fighting cybercrime as cloud computing and the internet change the nature of access and security, according to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s vice president of security.
By Jessica Davis | 02:15 pm | May 23, 2017
While WannaCry exploited two of the NSA’s leaked hacking tools, EternalBlue uses all seven and has no kill-switch.While WannaCry exploited two of the NSA’s leaked hacking tools, EternalBlue uses all seven and has no kill-switch.
By Jessica Davis | 11:00 am | May 23, 2017
Officials said the goal is to provide each of the state’s 170 hospitals with the necessary cyber tools to prevent breaches.
By Tom Sullivan | 01:59 pm | May 22, 2017
April was the second straight month where breached healthcare entities improved the time it took to detect security incidents and how quickly they then alerted the government.  
By Jessica Davis | 12:52 pm | May 22, 2017
Cybercriminal was able to steal both personal and financial information of customers for more than 10 weeks.
By Mike Miliard | 04:12 pm | May 19, 2017
Flowing outside data into existing electronic health records can be a difficult undertaking, AHIMA says, but there are ways to make it work best.
By Jessica Davis | 03:25 pm | May 19, 2017
In the wake of the WannaCry, the Government Accountability Office is trying to bring the industry up-to-speed on the growing threats to devices.
By Wendy Almeida | 01:02 pm | May 19, 2017
From the day of the attack to the fall out and official statements about what happened, we break it all down.