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NewsStudy: Patient data at risk with file-sharing networks
It's been a decade since the height of Napster's popularity, but file sharing remains rampant on the Internet through networks such as Limewire, BitTorrent and Kazaa. And that may threaten the... Read more...
Health IT pros warn of network vulnerabilities during 'cyberwar'
Fans of doomsday scenarios, gather 'round. It may not be hackers that present the greatest threat to EHR databases, but terrorist groups or rogue regimes, a hospital IT director told federal... Read more...
HIMSS: Health organizations not prepared for new HIPAA rules
Following closely on the heels of the publication of an HHS interim final rule that sharply raises civil penalties for HIPAA privacy violations comes a report from HIMSS that healthcare organizations... Read more...
Time to become a security advocate
Folks, please note, you're not going to open up FierceHealthIT and find that I'm arguing for hospitals to spend less time on HIPAA. While it's easy to argue the details in how it's implemented, I... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Vendor names top five health data security risks
So what are the top five health data security risks? According to security software vendor Absolute Software Corp., which makes firmware-based solutions, top risks include failure to protect... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Vendor names top five health data security risks
So what are the top five health data security risks? According to security software vendor Absolute Software Corp., which makes firmware-based solutions, top risks include failure to protect... Read more...
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