HHS Warns of Threats to Electronic Health Records - GovInfoSecurity
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · The top threats to EMRs and EHRs include phishing attacks, ransomware and other malware attacks, encryption "blind spots," cloud threats and employees, HHS says. To better protect against phishing attacks, HHS recommends educating healthcare professionals, including training them to not click links within emails and …
NIST's 7-Step Contingency Planning Process - GovInfoSecurity
WEBJun 8, 2010 · NIST on Monday issued revised guidance that defines a seven-step contingency planning process that federal agencies and other organizations in fields such as healthcare and banking can use to develop and maintain a viable interim recovery program for their information systems. The National Institute of Standards and Technology designed the ...
HIPAA Privacy Rule Modified for Gun Background Checks
WEBJan 5, 2016 · McGee is executive editor of Information Security Media Group's HealthcareInfoSecurity.com media site. She has about 30 years of IT journalism experience, with a focus on healthcare information technology issues for …
DOJ: Healthcare at Center of Biggest US Fraud Cases in 2021
WEBFeb 2, 2022 · In a statement released Tuesday, the Justice Department says that healthcare fraud was by far the leading source of the False Claims Act settlements and judgments it collected for fiscal 2021, which ended Sept. 30, 2021. More than $5 billion of the $5.6 billion collected in federal false claims and fraud cases involved healthcare industry ...
HIE Models: Security Pros and Cons - GovInfoSecurity
WEBAug 31, 2012 · Mix And Match. The Wisconsin Health Information Exchange takes a hybrid approach that gives the HIE the ability to tap into the benefits of both centralized and distributed environments, Pemble says. Although the HIE stores healthcare data in one repository, that data is segregated data based on the sources, Pemble says.
Government info security news, training, education - GovInfoSecurity
WEBGovInfoSecurity.com covers the latest news, laws, regulations and directives related to government information security, focusing on the White House's cybersecurity initiatives, the latest legislative efforts in Congress, as well as thought leadership from …
Balancing Act: Security Vs. Functionality - GovInfoSecurity
WEBDec 14, 2009 · Functionality - GovInfoSecurity. Balancing Act: Security Vs. Functionality. As the government adds more functionality to its information system and application, the opportunity for attackers to hack federal IT also increases. "We are notorious for always need new types of functionality," Dickie George, the National Security Agency's Information ...
AI: A Catalyst for Offense and Defense - GovInfoSecurity
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity on both offensive and defensive fronts. Attackers use AI to iterate and modify exploits rapidly, making malicious code harder to detect, said Tim Gallo, head of global solutions architects at Google. These iterations, he said, create a broader range of attacks, complicating efforts to ...
Chris Riotta - GovInfoSecurity
WEBNIST Calls for Major Overhaul in Typical Password Practices. Chris Riotta • September 26, 2024. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is calling for longer, randomized passwords instead of memorized phrases containing combinations of upper and lowercase letters in new guidance that aims to modernize current password practices across the public and private sectors.
Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) - government information …
WEBMalware Analysis Spotlight: Why Your EDR Let Pikabot Jump Through. June 4, 2024. Pikabot has posed significant challenges to many Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems through its employment of an advanced technique to hide its malicious activities known as “indirect system calls” (or “indirect syscalls”).
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