The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a long-awaited addendum to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The four previous provisions combined to create the comprehensive new rule, which is intended to bolster patient privacy protections while simul...

As companies continue to place a greater emphasis on sharing and analyzing enterprise information, employees at all levels of the organization are starting to assume data management responsibilities. Unfortunately, this push for fluid communication and strategic interpretation has taken sensitive as...

Compliance is a common pain point for many organizations, particularly as regulations evolve. Payment Card Industry standards are policed by the major card brands, and each organization has slightly different requirements for following best practices.To help navigate the somewhat nebulous mandates u...

Effective cybersecurity is a highly mobile target, which makes threat information highly valuable for IT professions as they plan for which safeguards to implement. As eWeek columnist Robert Lemos recently noted, it can also serve as a justification for increases in data security spending. However, ...

Business IT infrastructure has evolved considerably in recent years due to the rise of cloud computing and mobility. This evolution has had a significant impact on how to continue delivering the same value while keeping costs under control. Writing for CFO magazine, Stanford professor Timothy C...