Palm-vein recognition hits that sweet spot of biometrics between security, cost, accuracy and ease of use that make it an optimal physical and IT access control solution for health care organizations.

Workforce mobility presents new challenges to health care IT groups responsible for HIPAA security compliance.

Want to make your endpoints and servers more secure, and easier to manage? Consider the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a hardware-based cryptography chip built into virtually every enterprise PC and notebook, and now installed in over 100 million PCs.

When it comes to database breaches, the real issue is lack of real-time insight into what is actually happening to the data.

Research firms have been saying for quite some time that the antivirus/perimeter approach to security is dead, and targeted attacks could very well be the final nail in the AV coffin.

The insider threat is the main security risk enterprises face -- insider incidents from using system administrator or privileged account access are responsible for nine out of 10 breaches in data security.

The pressure to move records to an electronic format is stronger than ever, but at the same time the risk and awareness of privacy violations are on the rise.

HIPAA in its current form fails to adequately protect patient data. There is a lack of oversight, guidance and enforcement.

It takes reinforcement to drive home a security message.

Humans are oftentimes gullible and inquisitive, and spammers are taking full advantage.