Bill Would Have Businesses Foot Cost of Cyberwar
By Tom Gjelten (National Public Radio (NPR) – Morning Edition) Business executives and national security leaders are of one mind over the need to improve the security of the computers that control the U.S. power grid, the financial system, water treatment facilities and other elements of critical U.S. infrastructure. But they divide over the question of […]
Mitigating PHI Danger In The Cloud
By Rick Kam For all of its benefits, cloud computing poses very real dangers to covered entities responsible for safeguarding protected health information (PHI). The cloud model, which the IT industry has been embracing for its up-front cost savings and efficiencies for years now, is more recently being recognized by the healthcare realm for its potential […]
Cybersecurity Bill Passes, Obama Threatens Veto
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which has been revised several times over the past week, allows the government and private companies to share information with one another with the aim of warding off cyber threats.
Cybersecurity Bill Passes, Obama Threatens Veto
By David Goldman (CNN) NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The House of Representatives, as expected, approved a controversial cybersecurity bill late Thursday, staring down a veto threat. But the fight to protect the United States from a cataclysmic cyber attack is far from over. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which has been revised several times over the past week, […]
Security Legislation: IT Insider with ISA’s Larry Clinton
There are a number of cybersecurity bills hotly debated on Capitol Hill and more than one government agency vying to “own” cybersecurity for the nation. So with all of this disagreement, how can lawmakers, security agencies and businesses find a way to work together to protect our safety and our intellectual property?
Group Calls For Public-Private Alliance To Protect Cyberspace
By Andrew Feinberg (The Hill) As Congress turns its focus to cybersecurity matters, 26 major business and trade associations are seeking to remind lawmakers that cyberspace is “a bulwark of the global economy.” The group sent a letter Tuesday to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) urging action to protect “the […]
Militarisation of cyberspace: how the global power struggle moved online
Rise of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure on both sides of Atlantic calls for creation of cyberweapons and new rules for use
MILITARISATION OF CYBERSPACE: How The Global Power Struggle Moved Online
Rise of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure on both sides of Atlantic calls for creation of cyberweapons and new rules for use By Nick Hopkins (The Guardian) Jonathan Millican is a first-year university student from Harrogate in North Yorkshire. He says he doesn’t think of himself as a “stereotypical geek”, but having been crowned champion in […]
Data Breaches Of Small Business, Including Doctor Offices, On The Rise
A report says cyber criminals are seeking what they consider easy targets. By Pamela Lewis Dolan Small organizations, including physician practices, represented the largest number of data breaches in 2011, according to Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report. The report examined 855 breaches across the globe that accounted for 174 million compromised records in 2011. […]
Debriefing The PHI Report: Determining The True Cost Of A Data Breach
DEBRIEFING THE PHI REPORT: DETERMINING THE TRUE COST OF A DATA BREACH By Jenny Laurello This week I had the chance to listen to a webinar highlighting the recently released report on The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information. Released on March 5, the “PHI Report” has already been downloaded by more than 1,700 users, with its goal being […]
