Earlier this month the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) revised their regulations surrounding the writing of prescriptions for controlled substances electronically. The rule had been published in March on the Federal Register and is now effective. Streamlining the process associated with…
At Redspin we have a unique view of the security space, given that we are hired to perform security assessments of customer web applications all the time. Our clients want to know if a hacker can access their Electronically Protected…
Last week the media was buzzing with the actions of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The CDPH announced fines of $675,000 against six hospitals that had reported security breaches involving medical records. The legal basis for these fines…
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is one busy government employee. From announcements regarding Regional Extension Center Awards and Job Training Grants to the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program, it’s a daunting task to keep up with…
This week iPad owners had their emails leaked via a security vulnerability in the way iPads registered with AT&T's 3g service. Approximately 114,000 email addresses were brute forced from a script that was supposed to recognize an iPad owners ICC…
I was depressed earlier this week from conversations with a security vendor and a system developer. They both had developed, more or less, the same point of view. The security vendor said, “Compliance is what sells”. The system developer said,…
