HIPAA Antivirus Software
The HIPAA Security Rule contains administrative safeguards in the form of security standards. One of these standards requires covered entities and business associates to implement a [...]
19,500 UAB Medicine Patients Affected by Healthcare Phishing Attack
The University of Alabama (UAB) Medicine is the latest victim of a healthcare phishing attack, affecting 19,500 patients. A phishing attack occurs when a hacker disguises [...]
6 Tips to Protect Your Practice from a Data Breach
The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires HIPAA covered entities and their business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information (PHI). 6 tips to protect [...]
9,700 Patients Affected by Healthcare Breach
Shore Speciality Consultants Pulmonology Group notified 9,700 patients in breach notification letters that their protected health information (PHI) may have been compromised. On July 8, 2019 the Group discovered [...]
HIPAA Firewall Controls
The HIPAA Security Rule and HIPAA Firewall Controls Under the technical safeguard requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule, covered entities must implement policies and procedures to [...]
VA PHI Left Exposed
According to the findings of a recent Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit, Internal VA communications, disability claims, and protected health [...]
HIPAA Cybersecurity – Zero Day Exploits
Covered entities (health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who electronically transmit any health information in connection with a HIPAA related transaction) and business associates must comply with the [...]
What is the Emotet Trojan?
What is the Emotet Trojan? The Emotet Trojan is malware that first emerged about five years ago, as a banking trojan. Since that time, the trojan [...]
Phishing Attack on NCH Healthcare Leaves 73 Email Accounts Compromised
Florida-based NCH Healthcare System recently fell victim to an email phishing attack, which allowed an unauthorized individual to gain access to certain NCH employee email accounts. NCH has [...]
Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Healthcare Provider
Recently, healthcare provider Wood Ranch Medical’s computer system was breached by a ransomware attack. The ransomware attack resulted in the encryption of approximately 6,000 patients’ protected health information (PHI). [...]
