Feds look to bolster security for mobile devices used in health care

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	Feds look to bolster security for mobile devices used in health care Health care providers are increasingly using smartphones and tablets for tasks such as accessing and transferring medical records, and submitting prescriptions, but these devices may not be secure enough to protect sensitive medical information from hackers. That's the conclusion of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, whose cybersecurity center released a draft guide Thursday to help health IT professionals shore up the mobile devices. "Mobile devices are being used by many providers for healthcare delivery before they have implemented safeguards for privacy and security," the agency said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Evolution of the Hybrid Enterprise This piece focuses on the ability to control such deployments at scale, and covers our application centric approach, covering our network services in depth (app groups, global policy management, QoS, Path selection, etc.) View Now>> In this Issue The worst thing about tech bubbles isn't what you may think Apple expands Watch sales into Best Buy Final Windows 10 upgrade forecast sees OS on 440M PCs by early '17 INSIDER Review: 4 low-cost videoconferencing devices keep you connected (video) Samsung monitor wirelessly charges smartphones Right idea, wrong beep Mac OS: How to uninstall Flash (and why we all should) Apple hands out Beats headphones for back-to-school promo WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Dual Desktop Monitors Drive Productivity Adding dual-monitor systems to workstations is a relatively inexpensive way to boost productivity and improve the knowledge worker experience. This paper will convey the business and user satisfaction benefits of upgrading workers' monitor systems to HD and dual-monitor configurations. View now The worst thing about tech bubbles isn't what you may think Sure, stock prices dive, but the longer-term problem is what the bubble does to computer science college enrollments. Read More Apple expands Watch sales into Best Buy Best Buy will sell 16 configurations -- about half the number Apple sells online -- of the low- and mid-range Apple Watch Sport and Apple Watch, as well as bands and other accessories. Read More Final Windows 10 upgrade forecast sees OS on 440M PCs by early '17 Microsoft should have Windows 10 on more than 440 million personal computers by early 2017, according to a new analysis of user share data and upgrade tempo. Read More INSIDER Review: 4 low-cost videoconferencing devices keep you connected (video) If you need to conduct meetings with remote colleagues or clients, these relatively low-cost videoconferencing devices can enhance the experience. Read More WHITE PAPER: LogRhythm Surface Cyber Threats via Security Intelligence The Security Intelligence Maturity Model™ (SIMM) provides a systematic guide for an organization to assess and actively achieve a heightened security posture. Find out where your organization sits on the SIMM and identify gaps that need to be filled. Learn More Samsung monitor wirelessly charges smartphones The SE307 monitor is optimized for gaming and uses the Qi wireless charging standard. Read More Right idea, wrong beep User calls this support pilot fish, complaining that his UPS must need a new battery, because it keeps beeping at him from time to time. So why isn't fish finding anything wrong? Read More Mac OS: How to uninstall Flash (and why we all should) Fail, fail, failedAdobe Flash has failed. It has become an unfortunate (and unwanted) Internet-transmitted boil digital natives must lance at once. The poor creature has been mistreated for so long and has become so sick it is kinder to let it go.Twenty stuttering years of delivering compromised user experiences, mean Flash is history.Please don't deny this – software that hackers can so easily use to subvert your security is utterly unacceptable. Online risk is understood, and no one in their right mind sees after the event update as sufficient security. That some Flash exploits have been around for four years underlines just how messy things have become.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Apple hands out Beats headphones for back-to-school promo Apple kicked off its annual back-to-school promotion in the U.S., switching the deal to a free pair of Beats headphones for customers who buy eligible Macs. Read More
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