Business Email Compromise Scammers Target COVID-19 Researchers
Business email compromise (BEC) – also known as CEO impersonation – is a favorite crime of Internet con artists because the practice relies on what any con operation requires [...]
4 Tips: HIPAA Compliance for Small Practices
Healthcare organizations of all sizes must comply with the standards set forth by HIPAA. Although HIPAA mandates the same regulations for different sized healthcare organizations, the implementation of how [...]
LabCorp Data Breaches Lead to Cybersecurity Lawsuit
LabCorp, a leading healthcare diagnostics company that offers laboratory and genetics testing services, has been sued by one of its shareholders to recover share value losses [...]
Study Shows Improvement in HIPAA Right of Access Compliance
The HIPAA Privacy Rule’s “Right of Access” provision requires providers to make patient medical records available for viewing, inspecting, and copying. In early 2019, the Department of Health and [...]
HIPAA Media Access: Film Crews in Healthcare Facilities
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued several Notices of Enforcement Discretion during the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, OCR will not [...]
National Security Agency Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Teleworkers
The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence. Recently, the NSA [...]
A String of Healthcare Ransomware Attacks Affect Thousands
Several healthcare ransomware attacks have occurred over the past few months. Healthcare ransomware attacks occur when hackers access a healthcare organization’s patient data, demanding a sum [...]
Replace HIPAA With New Federal Privacy Laws? ITIF Says Yes
The Information Technology and Innovation Fund (ITIF), a prominent independent, nonpartisan think tank, has recommended a repeal of a number of U.S. privacy regulations, including HIPAA. ITIF has recommended [...]
HIPAA and Risk Assessment: Is a HIPAA Risk Assessment Mandatory?
Recently, many organizations have begun to wonder if a risk assessment is mandatory. This in part is due to misinformation on some websites that claim that a HIPAA mandatory [...]
Is Square HIPAA Compliant?
As more companies begin to accept non-traditional forms of payment, it is important to determine whether or not these payments are secure. This is particularly important for healthcare organizations. This [...]
