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Access Management Top 10 Information Security Projects at Johns Hopkins. Howard Anderson • February 1, 2010. Completing security risk assessments for a long list of applications and providing information security training to its entire staff are two of the top priorities for 2010 at Johns Hopkins Medicine, one of the nation's largest academic medical centers.

Dec 18, 2024 · Field is responsible for all of ISMG's 28 global media properties and its team of journalists. He also helped to develop and lead ISMG's award-winning summit series that has brought together security practitioners and industry influencers from around the world, as well as ISMG's series of exclusive executive roundtables.

Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery HHS Report on Disasters Highlights EHRs. Howard Anderson • January 29, 2010. A new report outlining a four-year national strategy for dealing with pandemics and other disasters singles out the important role information technology, especially electronic health records, can play.

Mar 26, 2024 · The 2024 Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study — a collaboration between Censinet, KLAS, the American Hospital Association, Health-ISAC, and the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council — provides an overview on the state of healthcare cybersecurity preparedness, maturity, and resiliency.

Oct 3, 2024 · As healthcare providers migrate their infrastructure and services to the cloud, they gain benefits such as increased flexibility, scalability and optimized patient data access and sharing. But misconceptions about cloud security are jeopardizing the security of electronic patient health information.

Electronic Healthcare Records HITECH as a Security Plan Catalyst. Howard Anderson • February 3, 2010 (Part two of a four-part series) The HITECH Act provides strong new incentives for healthcare organizations to create comprehensive data security plans and train their staffs on how to keep personal health information secure.

More than 1,500 healthcare organizations have been hit successfully with ransomware attacks since 2016, costing the sector over $160 million during that time,

Governance & Risk Management FTC Extends Red Flags Deadline - Again - to June 1, 2010. Linda McGlasson • November 3, 2009. For the fourth time in a year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has extended the enforcement deadline for state-chartered credit unions and non-banking entities covered by the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule.

Sep 30, 2024 · Image: CyberArk. Ransomware attacks have far-reaching consequences on healthcare organizations, extending well beyond financial losses. A University of Minnesota School of Public Health study found that hospital volume dropped by 17% to 26% during the first week of an attack. Between 2016 and 2021, disruptions from ransomware attacks resulted in an estimated 42 to 67 deaths of Medicare patients.