Millions of patients possibly at risk due to poor passwords at healthcare orgs – here’s how to stay safe

NordPass and NordStellar reviewed terabytes of data The analysis uncovered poor password practices in the healthcare industry Organizations are lacking staff training and strong policies Hygiene in hospitals and clinics is essential, but cyber-hygiene – despite being equally important – is constantly being neglected, experts have warned. A report from NordPass and NordStellar has claimed…

Read More

Cryptography trick could make AI algorithms more efficient

Concepts from cryptography can be applied to speeding up algorithms Imago/Alamy Adding a dash of encryption to key algorithms used in artificial intelligence models could – surprisingly – make them more efficient, thanks to a trick of mathematics. Cryptography normally involves scrambling messages to make them appear random to malicious onlookers while preserving their information…

Read More

Why we have nightmares and how to stop them

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. CNN  —  We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and loom over our heads. Nightmares are more common in…

Read More

What is in the proposed law?

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images MPs have voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill will now face many more months of debate and scrutiny by MPs and peers, who could choose to amend it, with the approval of both Houses of Parliament needed…

Read More