Foresight is key going into 2022 – consider these 5 expert predictions for IT security in the new year to help inform your IT strategy & budget.
Your organization may be equipped to deal with cybersecurity crises in-house, but recent data suggests that now more than ever, it’s more likely to end up in the courtroom.
News about the damage associated with the Sony breach keep coming, and is most likely going to reach new heights over the Christmas break. Meanwhile, criminals keep conducting immensely successful hack attacks against huge brands that should have the financial assets and talent to protect against breaches. Has this risk management gone very wrong — accepting the occasional hack attack as a cost of doing business — or are we fighting a war we can’t win? We know that data/networks can and should be secured more effectively. While no security system will ever be 100% bulletproof, there are glaring bad practice issues in all of the recent high-profile breaches. We’ll look at why this might be happening in a follow-up
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, a unit of the Department of Health and Human Services, has issued its Strategic Health IT Plan for 2015 to 2020. The plan, developed in collaboration with more than 35 federal agencies, has five main goals: Furthering the adoption of health IT Improving the security and interoperability of health information exchanges Strengthening healthcare delivery Supporting and improving the health and wellness of individuals and communities Advancing research and innovation The last federal Strategic Health IT Plan was released in 2011. The new plan is similar to the 2011 plan, and could better be described as a position paper than as a tactical, visionary document. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Most people in the U.S. say that care more about protecting the privacy of their healthcare data than they do about being able to conveniently access that information. That said, according to a recent PwC Health Research Institute report, privacy will be sacrificed to apps/services that collect and analyze personal health information. Do-it-yourself healthcare is going to be huge, according to PwC’s “Top Health Industry Issues of 2015” report: “U.S. physicians and consumers are ready to embrace a dramatic expansion of the high-tech, personal medical kit. Wearable tech, smartphone-linked devices and mobile apps will become increasingly valuable in care delivery.” The report also predicts that healthcare tech will move from mobile apps to medical devices to “make diagnosis and treatment more
A random audit program to gauge HIPAA compliance is expected to commence in early 2015. This round will include both on-site and off-site reviews. Your New Year will be happier if you start getting audit-ready now. We have provided you with tips below to make the process easier. Off-Site Audits Off-site audits focus on documentation reviews. These audits typically focus on one of the three mail HIPAA provisions – breach notification, security, or data privacy protocols. Documentation cannot be created after you receive the audit request, so review your policies and procedural documents to ensure they are current and comprehensive. Your documentation should cover the scope of your HIPAA compliance program and demonstrate how you have updated your policies and practices in
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