NIST and the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights will co-host the 9th annual  Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security Conference on October 19-20, 2016 at the Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C. NCCoE computer scientist Gavin O'Brien will host a panel on "Addressing Healthcare Cybersecurity Challenges through Standards-based Solutions" on October 19 from 1:15pm-2:15pm.