Privacy & Security

Monthly Update: HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock recaps some of the biggest trends and stories from April, including insurtech news, Fitbit studies and telehealth being called into question.

In this new episode of HIT Cybersecurity, Lee Kim, HIMSS' director of privacy and security, talks with a panel of infosec experts about what they're seeing on the front lines.

In this episode of HIT Cybersecurity, NIST IT Security Specialist Nakia Grayson details the unique infosec challenges inherent in delivering care from hospital to home – and shares some resources that can help.

In the debut episode of HIT Cybersecurity, Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, describes the current threat landscape – and offers tips for safeguarding a target-rich environment during the pandemic.

Gerry Blass, CEO of ComplyAssistant, provider of an integrated approach to cybersecurity and compliance for hospitals and health systems, discusses the ramifications of the HICP law and best practices for healthcare organizations to comply.

As the attack surface continues to expand as digital transformation advances, Troy Ament, field CISO of healthcare/pharma at Fortinet, explains why it is "super critical" that security is embedded into that transformation and not just bolted on.

This week's top stories include the House approving a bill that expands the scope of those who qualify for financial help, bad bots jeopardizing vaccine appointments, and PatientPoint merging with Outcome Health.

With new ransomware tricks and recent attempts at "double extortion" on the black market, there's been "a marked change in adversarial intent," says Caleb Barlow, CEO of CynergisTek.

Supply chain visibility and inventory control tools can help safeguard opioids, controlled substances, expensive oncology therapeutics and vaccines, which are at risk of being stolen and sold on the black market, says Tom Knight, CEO of Invistics.

Bob Chaput, founder of cyber risk management firm Clearwater Compliance and author of the new book, "Stop the Cyber Bleeding," offers practical advice on turning an enterprise cyber risk management program into a business enabler.