What is a Health Information System?

Learn what a health information system (HIS) is and how they're key to managing healthcare data, along with HIS benefits, best practices, and more.

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PCI DSS Deadline for Disabling SSL/Early TLS Looms

The PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) deadline to disable SSL/early TLS protocols and better protect payment card data is less than two weeks away.

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French Data Protection Authority Fines Retailer 250,000 Euros

Optical Center, a French retailer of sunglasses, was fined €250,000 by CNIL, the French data protection authority, for failing to secure the data of customers who placed orders through its site.

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Preventing a Ban on Encryption

A bipartisan bill, the ENCRYPT Act, has resurfaced in the House of Representatives this week. The legislation would block states and governments from compelling companies to weaken encryption with a backdoor.

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FTC Investigating How DNA Testing Firms Protect User Data

It appears the FTC has obliged U.S. officials and begun investigating the data security practices of DNA testing companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com.

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Best Practices for Meeting PCI-DSS Compliance

18 PCI-DSS experts and security professionals discuss best practices for meeting PCI-DSS compliance.

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New Abilities, Targets of VPNFilter Malware Disclosed

Researchers warned Wednesday that VPNFilter, the strain of potentially destructive malware uncovered last week, can infect more devices than previously thought. It also has the ability to intercept network traffic and deliver malicious payloads via a man-in-the-middle attack.

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Apple Is Fixing to Lock Down the iPhone Even Further

Apple is testing a new feature in iOS, USB Restricted mode, that could give users an extra layer of security and make it more challenging for companies who make unlocking tools to extract data from phones.

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Establishing a Data Loss Prevention Policy Within Your Organization

Learn how to develop a data loss prevention strategy - including best practices and policies - in this week's Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

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US Government Outing North Korean Cyberespionage

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday released an alert detailing two kinds of malware used by Hidden Cobra, the codename the U.S. has given to the North Korean government's cyberattacks.

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