It is no news that cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility and not just an IT department’s problem. Due to the incredible speed of the advancements in the cybersecurity field, new job opportunities are flourishing. That is why cybersecurity skills continue to be on top of the lists as technology in-demand skills.…
Standards to support ISO 9001 have just been updated. Improved quality, performance, efficiencies and business relationships are just some of the benefits of implementing a quality management system (QMS) such as ISO 9001. Standards focusing on specific requirements that help optimize the use of a QMS have just been updated…
My introduction article about cloud security best practices will focus on AWS cloud security. The core information in this article can be extended to other cloud technologies like GCP and Azure. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the most-used cloud infrastructure provider today. With multiple cloudbased services, large organizations rely on…
Screening for viruses and communicable diseases has experienced great advances in recent years, enabling a high number of people to be tested faster, more safely and prevent the spread of infection. ISO is at the forefront of developing standards that will help healthcare organizations and governments respond more rapidly and…
A continued commitment to achieve privacy by design and comply with the new requirements Information security can make or break an organization. From moment to moment, millions of bytes of data stream across data networks, protected by security. However, as we know now, not all security is foolproof. The world…
Cybersecurity continues to be a hot topic. According to a World Economic Forum report, the global spending on cybersecurity has now reached $145 billion a year, and by 2035 it is expected to exceed $1 trillion. As cyber threats become more complex, AI for cybersecurity has become necessary and is…
More and more, health systems are addressing the concept of patient-centered care and ISO is at the forefront of this development. Industry experts expect significant changes to shake up the healthcare landscape in the next few years, which will affect both practitioners and patients. Many are the result of a…
2020 was a significant year for individuals and businesses alike. It was a year in which all aspects of our lives were drastically affected, exposing our collective fragility and increasing feelings of fear and uncertainty. The COVID-19 outbreak forced people’s lives to move online, both at work and in person,…
New guidance on cybersecurity frameworks just published. As our world gets increasingly digitalized and interconnected, the threats of cyber-attacks rise with it. Organizations need resilient and secure systems and processes in place to protect them, and an effective solution is a cybersecurity framework. Two new ISO guidance documents have just…
What Every Healthcare Organization Should be Doing Now Healthcare has always intrigued me, not just as a career choice but as a patient. The amount of technology to support the patient experience, improve clinical outcomes, and support value-based care is enormous. While COVID-19 has forced healthcare institutions to pause on…
