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From Archives: Meaningful Use: Unpacking the security impact… Part 1

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So you probably saw that the HHS just put out the final rule yesterday for meaningful use.  That’s pretty big – and has everyone scrambling to figure out what it all means.    After taking some time to read through the parts that I’m interested in (and skimming in a highly cursory way the parts that I’m not), I have to say that I think the way that they address security is a welcome breath of fresh air.

In other words, I think the way they’ve addressed these topics makes security better for healthcare all around.  First of all, they kept the “Protect electronic health information”… Continue reading: From Archives: Meaningful Use: Unpacking the security impact… Part 1

January 10th, 2011 | Category: Analysis, CMS, Healthcare, HHS, HITECH, Meaningful Use, Recaps | Leave a comment

CA to Acquire Arcot

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Yesterday the news came out that CA is planning to acquire Arcot for about 200 Million. If you’ve read that it’s part of a CA IAM play, that’s correct, but it’s Strong AuthN and fraud prevention for IAM. Strong AuthN is something CA hasn’t really had before and the Arcot mobile solutions mean this can also be billed handily as a “cloud play.”

For more, take a look at this coverage:

From eWeek:

CA Technologies has agreed to acquire Arcot Systems for its authentication and anti-fraud technology. The acquisition comes with a price tag of $200 million. Founded in 1997, Arcot develops software-based digital signature and identity tools to help… Continue reading: CA to Acquire Arcot

August 31st, 2010 | Category: acquisitions, Arcot, CA, cloud, fraud prevention, Recaps, strong authentication | Leave a comment
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