White House proposes stronger abortion data privacy protections
The rule would codify the administration's guidance last summer that providers are not required to disclose health data to law enforcement.
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Biden executive order calls for reproductive health privacy protections
It's not the first time Biden has used executive authorities to push for privacy policies.
Post-Roe reproductive privacy goes beyond period trackers, experts say
The Biden administration is also scrambling to figure out how to secure reproductive data.
Senators push for more frequent medical device cybersecurity guidance from FDA
Cybersecurity threats against health care have skyrocketed in recent years.
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission pushed some major policies into law. So what now?
It's going to track how its recommendations are implemented, and study some issues where it only scratched the surface.
Colonial Pipeline didn’t tell CISA about ransomware incident, highlighting questions about information sharing
It wasn't the only incident on lawmakers' minds where they thought information sharing fell short.
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Health insurer Excellus penalized $5.1M by HHS for data breach
The incident dates back to the era of well-publicized hacks on corporations such as Target, Sony and Home Depot.
Health sector mobilizes defenses following Ryuk ransomware warning
Threat briefings are being held for hospital executives, federal officials are appealing for more data and hospitals are hardening their computer networks.
How the government is keeping hackers from disrupting coronavirus vaccine research
Behind the scenes, DOD has been working to protect the U.S. government effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine against foreign hacking.
US cyber officials try to channel Liam Neeson in responding to coronavirus threats
'Project Taken' tries to protect U.S critical infrastructure in the COVID-19 era.