A new report by several GOP senators raises questions about the HITECH Act's electronic health record incentive program, including concerns about data security and privacy. But the senators overlook a number of key issues.
The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a HIPAA amendment that could make it easier for states to report identities of certain mental health patients to a federal background check database for gun purchases.
We talk increasingly about what we have in common - global risks, threats and growing an effective security workforce. But what are the unique characteristics of individual marketplaces? That's a question I hope to answer this week in London.
Ignoring a White House threat to veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the bill known as CISPA, sending the measure to the Senate.
Does legislation designed to get businesses and governments to share cyberthreat information provide adequate civil liberties protections? Find out what's at the heart of the debate.
Schnucks, a grocery chain that last month revealed it suffered a POS network attack, now says millions of payment cards were likely exposed. How many stores were affected, and was Schnucks PCI compliant?
To meet Obama administration concerns, the House sponsors of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act amended the bill. But a White House spokesman says those changes didn't go far enough to protect citizens' privacy and civil liberties.
The Federal Information Security Amendments Act would require agencies to continuously monitor their IT systems for cyberthreats and implement regular threat assessments.
The Boston Marathon tragedy is yet another reminder to organizations to develop alternative ways to communicate with employees during such emergencies. Otherwise, they could put their organizations' continuity plans at risk.
Global Payments Inc. says it has closed the door on the investigation into the breach it discovered in March 2012. The Atlanta-based processor explains steps it's taken to reinstate PCI compliance.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Schnucks, the St. Louis-based grocery chain that last month announced its point-of-sale network had been attacked by "malicious computer code."
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's initial move to the cloud has focused on infrastructure services and productivity platforms, including moving 22,000 EPA e-mail users to the cloud.
The SEC in 2011 issued staff guidance on disclosure obligations regarding cyber-risks and incidents. Now, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller wants the SEC commissioners themselves to provide the guidance.
The potential loss of experienced personnel could lead to a shortage of skilled employees and place a greater burden on the existing cybersecurity staff, as well as seriously affect the daily operations of the federal government.
For the second straight quarter, U.S. government statistics indicate that unemployment exists within the IT security profession. But even the government doesn't consider its numbers gospel.
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