In her second blog on the Government’s 10 Year NHS Health Plan, Hema Purohit, Founder of Lotus Advisory and Consulting Ltd, discusses how integral the UK Data Bill is to the proposals. She outlines some of the implications for managing and accessing patient data both in the community healthcare hubs and for healthcare research.

This World Manufacturing Day, the spotlight is on how manufacturers are embracing Industry 4.0—powered by IIoT, automation, and AI—while grappling with the security risks that accompany hyper-connected environments.

In the era of Industry 4.0, manufacturing relies on digital integration to keep production running, from Industrial IoT (IIoT) tools and technologies to cloud-based supply chain platforms. But with every new vendor connection comes a hidden exposure: third-party and privileged access.

Russell Dowdell, Imprivata Senior Director, Product Management, Privileged Access, tackles five pivotal questions, sharing valuable insights and best practices in managing risks stemming from vendor access.

There’s no way around it: most businesses can’t properly function without significant help from various supply chain partners including third-party vendors. And as organizations’ external connectivity needs have grown, so have inherent security risks, due to the expanded attack surface cybercriminals are aggressively exploiting.

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Integration of Verosint Identity Threat Detection & Response with Imprivata Enterprise Access Management will strengthen the company’s advanced and passwordless access strategy to bolster security, improve workflow efficiency, and drive ROI at enterprise scale

As cyber threats escalate and budgets tighten, security discussions are increasingly shifting away from predicting the next big thing and toward identifying what delivers real, measurable results. With ransomware attacks rising across sectors and global cyber insurance premiums increasing by 15-20% year-over-year, boards are pressuring CISOs to demonstrate measurable returns on every dollar spent.

Despite years of investment in cybersecurity awareness training, complex password policies, and multifactor authentication (MFA), human error remains a top cause of data breaches. According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report, 90% of successful cyberattacks and 70% of data breaches originate at endpoint devices, often triggered by employee workarounds under pressure to move fast.

Shared-use mobile devices are transforming care delivery across Australia’s hospitals, offering clinicians faster access to patient information and driving significant cost efficiencies. Imprivata research reveals that Australian hospitals could save an average of A$1.2 million annually through shared mobile device programs.