Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Experts Say Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Are Seriously OutdatedThe Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public feedback pertaining to cybersecurity matters and the use of artificial intelligence for potentially updating decades-old, rules-of-the-road regulations for U.S. clinical laboratories that test human specimens for health conditions.

Artificial intelligence that is embedded in newer editions of software and other technology tools but is not explicitly revealed by vendors is a substantial risk on par with shadow AI, said regulatory attorney Elizabeth Hodge with the law firm Akerman LLP.

HHS OCR Director Says Cost of Inaction May Outweigh Compliance BurdensThe Trump administration has yet to decide whether to continue a proposed overhaul of the HIPAA Security Rule floated by its predecessor administration. But the nation's top federal enforcer of health regulation provided some insight into what regulators are thinking.

Only Six Nations Have Incorporated NIS2 Into National StatuteMost European countries are set to miss a trading bloc deadline for implementing a key cybersecurity regulation that requires measures such as mandatory security auditing for essential services such as hospitals and banks. Just six countries have integrated the NIS2 directive into national law.

Lawmaker Says New Regulations Needed to Fix 'Lax' Cyber Postures of Major EntitiesA high-ranking U.S. senator is urging the Department of Health and Human Services to get tougher on healthcare sector cyber requirements. He says its failure to regulate the cyber practices of top healthcare organizations is contributing to the "major epidemic" of attacks such as Change Healthcare.