Healthcare providers missing the mark on risk assessments

As the comment period continues for the recently published proposed rules and draft certification criteria and standards associated with “meaningful use” of electronic health records, it appears that a large proportion of healthcare providers are not…

New research identifies additional risks for applications in the cloud

With great attention continuing to be focused on the potential for cloud computing services to re-shape the way public and private sector organizations manage their IT infrastructure and computing environments, a paper published this month by…

Effective security demands effective risk assessment

While most of the public attention focused on the Consensus Audit Guidelines has been fairly positive, two key aspects continue to be overlooked that may work against the intention of the CAG to improve baseline security…