Creating a vision of health care technology that can support the health of all Americans in smart and efficient ways is no easy task. Though much progress has been made across the health IT market, several challenges still remain – everything from dealing with cybersecurity and interoperability issues to health care modernization and more.
Federal networks and systems today are under unrelenting attack by persistent, sophisticated and resourceful adversaries who operate on behalf of nation states or criminal groups with the aim of stealing sensitive data, causing harm or exploiting federal and military systems.
Under FITARA, the visibility and intelligence that CIOs are expected to have about their agencies’ IT domains will also inform their CISOs about where critical assets exist that require better defenses and where vulnerabilities exist that require remediation.
The desire or ability to embrace change is a skill that needs to be learned and nurtured.
It’s important to know your rights and be able to advocate for yourself if a discriminatory incident does occur.
Many times we default to a need for “culture change” when we are faced with a far-reaching organizational challenge, but it may not be the answer to all of our problems.
Particularly at the state and local levels, the number of cybersecurity-related jobs already outnumbers people qualified to fill them, and that demand is growing rapidly. To counter that shortage, some organizations are creating new strategies to organize and recruit cyber professionals.
With application-layer security, applications remain protected even if initial authentication procedures are faulty or circumvented by hackers. Think of it like adding additional protection to your house to keep out intruders, rather than just relying on the fence surrounding your yard. With bars on your windows or an alarm at your front door, you are… Read more »
Collaboration tools (e.g., instant messaging and presence, web conferencing, voice and unified messaging, mobility, and pervasive video) provide organizations, teams, and individuals the ability to “labor together” to achieve common desired outcomes in a more effective manner.
The legacy infrastructure supporting IT functions has often been resilient. And to its credit, it often demands little attention, allowing for a level of complacency. But with this complacency comes risk.