The National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued draft guidance advising healthcare and IT organizations to relax strict password requirements. Instead of complex passwords containing numbers and symbols, NIST suggests using phrases which are easier to remember but harder for hackers to decipher. This represents a major shift in password practice, and it remains to be seen whether organizations will adopt this recommendation. A survey has been launched to determine how hospitals are responding to the new advice.
Mayo Clinic to test new generative AI applications from Microsoft
Mayo Clinic has partnered with Microsoft to be one of the first healthcare systems to utilise Microsoft 365 Copilot, a generative AI platform. The early
