Privacy & Security

Hackers are using old tools like Macros and Windows Powershell in new ways to infiltrate hospitals and other organizations.

(SPONSORED) Adam Brand, director of privacy and security at Protiviti, describes his work exploring medical device weaknesses, and points to two main areas of risk.

Data security professionals may not always be the most natural communicators, but they should learn to be if they want to achieve their mission, says Terry Ziemniak, chief information security officer at Carolinas HealthCare System.

The health service was taken down by Wanna Decryptor with no current decryptor available.

Bruce James, director of cybersecurity architecture at Intermountain Healthcare, discusses its approach to identity and access management, explains its recent focus on patient-centered IAM systems and offers some best practices for other healthcare providers to follow.

Jane Harper, director of privacy and security risk management at Detroit's Henry Ford Health System, discusses the dangers of giving short shrift to risk management, which she says is evolving quickly as it feels the impact of consumerism.

Regardless of how investigations into Russian security vendor Kaspersky Lab’s software turn out, trusting data to China, India, Russia or other nations that might not respect U.S. cyber laws is "crazy," says CynergisTek CEO Mac McMillan.

Any hospital can adopt these to bolster their cybersecurity posture, according to Fernando Martinez, chief digital officer of the Texas Hospital Association.

Former NSA officer’s advice? Close ports that don’t need to be opened, make sure access points are open only to those who need the access.

Kaiser Permanente chief technology risk officer shared predictions for 2017 and touches on the security issues likely to persist into 2018 at the Healthcare IT News Privacy & Security Forum.