Privacy & Security

Healthcare attorney Matt Fisher says HIPAA doesn’t need to change much, although it might need some tinkering around the edges.

The use of mobile and IoT devices will bring better healthcare delivery to the edge of networks as 5G becomes more prolific in the coming years, says Cradlepoint CSO Todd Kelly.

Akamai's Patrick Sullivan and Tony Lauro discuss how healthcare is a fertile target for cybersecurity attacks, making zero trust networks appealing as a simplified solution to protect data no matter where employees are.

Recent research has shown more hospitals raising their baseline security posture, according to Lee Kim, HIMSS director of privacy and security.

Dr Saif Abed, founding partner of health IT consultancy firm AbedGraham, looks at how interoperability could "break healthcare".

California is leading the way with new state privacy regulations designed to better protect consumers and their data, but CynergisTek EVP Angela Rivera asks: How prepared are organizations?

The technology can be used to foster interoperability but there are some key questions that need to be answered first, including ones about privacy and security, says Pew's HIT project director Ben Moscovitch.

Patient trust and transparency are key to pushing the boundaries of what can be accomplished in healthcare, says Elena Bonfiglioli, Microsoft's Managing Director of Health and Life Sciences for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

The DoD is deploying a new network built with cybersecurity in mind, using a risk management framework, and undergoing regular white hat assessments, says Program Executive Officer Stacy Cummings.

Efforts to change our way of life, such as China with IP theft, Russia spreading discontent, and Iran and North Korea having weapons capabilities, are the top cyber concerns today, says IronNet Cybersecurity CTO Michael Ehrlich.