David Ting was sitting in the doctors’ lounge of a hospital in the Midwest U.S. when he noticed a man cursing at a computer station, pounding the keys with obvious frustration. Ting, co-founder and CTO of healthcare IT security company Imprivata, asked what the problem was.

Pearson Vue, a third-party certification manager, discovered malware on their Credential Manager System. Major clients, like Cisco, Oracle, and IBM react.

We’re digging into the importance of establishing minimum healthcare cybersecurity standards, as well as advancement to passwordless authentication benefiting security and user efficiency.

Healthcare has always been a part of Imprivata’s DNA. And that’s why our deep passion for helping our customers in healthcare is such a palpable force and agent for collaboration. Sharing what we know with you and finding new ways to advance together is an important part of that.

Password problems persist despite decades of guidance and enforcement. This article examines traditional password issues at scale and evaluates secure, practical alternatives for enterprises.

A recent survey shed some light on a security trend that leaves healthcare organizations vulnerable to attacks: nearly half of respondents said that they rely on passive mobile device security measures -- things like education and policy. Used as complementary tools, policies and education can, of course, be useful, but are not techniques that put healthcare IT teams on the offensive.