A new website is now available for reporting medical device vulnerabilities, says Dale Nordenberg, M.D., executive director of the Medical Device Innovation, Safety and Security Consortium, who explains how MD-VIPER works in this in-depth interview.

The uptick of ransomware and other cyberattacks in the healthcare sector has prompted healthcare provider RWJBarnabas Health to make a number of important moves to help prevent, detect and respond to breaches, says CISO Hussein Syed.

This edition of the ISMG Security Report features updates from RSA Conference 2017 on emerging technologies, the forthcoming White House cybersecurity executive order and Microsoft's call for a "Digital Geneva Convention."

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul says Washington must accept that we are losing on the global cyber battlefield. But the Homeland Security Committee chairman contends the Trump administration has the opportunity to turn the tide by prioritizing cybersecurity and investing the right resources in partnerships and defense.

A discussion on how the understanding of epidemiology, immunology and genetic research processes can help developers create methods to secure information systems leads the latest episode of the ISMG Security Report. Also featured: insights on strengthening ATM defenses.

For too long, ensuring that code is securely written - and bug free - has been a business afterthought. But there's been new hope for building security into the development lifecycle, thanks to the rise of DevOps, aka rugged software, says Chris Wysopal, CTO of the application security firm Veracode.

In this edition of the ISMG Security Report: An evaluation of the challenges law enforcement faces in using lawful hacking and metadata as an alternative way to collect evidence when cracking an encrypted device is not an option. Also, a look at Trump's revised cybersecurity executive order.

Just like epidemiologists studying disease outbreaks, cybersecurity professionals can benefit from identifying and mitigating certain behaviors, says Dr. Elizabeth Lawler, an epidemiologist who is CEO of Conjur, a data security firm.

Plenty of healthcare organizations have been stung by data breaches caused by their business associates. That's one reason why Beaufort Memorial Hospital has been taking a variety of measures to help prevent reportable incidents involving its BAs, says CIO Ed Ricks.

We know why phishing works; we know how it works. And yet the schemes still succeed, and they're only getting more effective. How can we stop phishing? Jim Hansen of PhishMe has some ideas, and they just might surprise you.