The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently released a report analyzing Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data breach records. Noting that a large portion of these breaches involved lost or stolen laptops and mobile devices, the report concluded that data c...

Despite stringent regulatory mandates, the healthcare industry has been an avid adopter of new technology. Mobility in particular has proven to be a boon for doctors and other hospital staff. For this reason, looking at IT implementations within healthcare organizations can serve as a good way to le...

This year was marked by a number of high-profile data breaches worldwide. While the U.S. experienced numerous incidents that shook the population's confidence in the ability of organizations to protect sensitive information, New Zealand companies and government agencies also came under fire for data...

It may not be easy to go back and closely look at what went wrong following a data breach. No one wants to be the employee that lost a flash drive or failed to meet a compliance requirement. However, acting within an effective information security framework requires organizations to do exactly that ...

Healthcare organizations are frequently victimized by data breaches. Cybercriminals target this sector due to the type of information on record - information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers can be the starting point for a credit card fraud scheme. A recent presentation from consult...