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New HIMSS CEO Named
- IT
- 28/07/2017
HIMSS has announced that Harold “Hal” Wolf III will take over as its new president and CEO in September, 2017. Succeeding H. Stephen Lieber, who announced plans to retire as
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Fighting 'Dark Web' Hackers
- IT
- 24/07/2017
The "dark web" is something hidden from most users of the internet. This is because the dark web lies within what is known as the deep web – a part of the internet not indexed by search engines and...
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Trapping Hackers
- IT
- 20/07/2017
The "art of deception network" provides an added dimension to the protection of sensitive health information. This new method uses little bits of code – placed at strategic points throughout a networ
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Your CISO Better be Happy
- IT
- 18/07/2017
WannaCry, Petya and other attacks make the work of cybersecurity professionals more challenging. Often, they need to work long hours – even during weekends – just to ensure their respective organisat
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Healthcare Robotics for Elderly Soars by 2025
- IT
- 11/07/2017
Use of healthcare assistive robots is increasing rapidly and this trend is seen revolutionising the eldercare industry. These robots generally perform actions for the benefit of the elderly and peopl
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Staff Training to Prevent Hacking Attacks
- IT
- 04/07/2017
Insider-caused breaches have proved to be costly for a number of companies, according to a report from cybersecurity firm Forcepoint. Tech experts suggest some training strategies to help...
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Risk Management: Cybersecurity
- IT
- 04/07/2017
A cyberattack does not occur spontaneously for it requires some planning and preparation. These attacks make use of a variety of techniques, including methods of social engineering, and they are...
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Artificial Intelligence: Explosive Growth
- IT
- 28/06/2017
Artificial intelligence is fast becoming integrated in the delivery of healthcare, and increasing use of the technology is expected to result in quality improvement and cost reduction. A new...
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Hackers Target Junior Staff
- IT
- 28/06/2017
Cybercriminals are adjusting their social engineering tactics to focus on the more vulnerable members of an organisation: the junior staff. While top executives who usually have wide-ranging digital...
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Outsourcing: HIT Talent Shortage
- IT
- 28/06/2017
The current infosec staffing crisis has led to hospitals' increasing reliance on service providers to help them with IT and data security operations. “We’re about 500,000 security professionals...
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