4 Tips for HIPAA Compliant Mobile Devices
Many people use their mobile devices for business purposes, but it is important to consider the security implications of doing so. This is especially the case with [...]
Ransom Paid for the Return of Patient Data
On May 28, 2021, Sturdy Memorial Hospital announced that it was targeted by a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information of 57,400 patients. More details regarding the [...]
4 Remote Working Security Tips: Protecting Patient Privacy in a Remote World
Although many businesses have returned to regular operations, there is still a large portion of workers that continue to work remotely, or work on a hybrid schedule. It seems [...]
Is Carbonite HIPAA Compliant?
Is Carbonite HIPAA compliant? Carbonite is a software solution provider that offers data backup solutions, disaster recovery services, and endpoint protection. These are all security measures that must be [...]
NIST Seeks Public Comment on Cybersecurity Resource Guide
In 2008, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) organization published guidance as to how covered entities and business associates were expected to implement HIPAA Security Rule requirements. [...]
7 Tips to Improving Healthcare Security
Ransomware attacks continue to rise, especially those targeting healthcare organizations. Hackers often target healthcare organizations in ransomware attacks to disrupt operations in hopes that the organization will pay a [...]
Healthcare Vendor Ransomware Attack Stalls Cancer Treatments, 170 Health Systems Hit
On April 20, 2021, Elekta, a cancer software provider, was targeted by a healthcare ransomware attack. Through the attack, hackers were able to access Elekta’s cloud-based software, used to [...]
March Healthcare Breaches Affected 2.9 Million Patients
We have reached the time of the month where we take a look at the previous month’s healthcare breaches. March saw a whopping 62 healthcare breaches, affecting 2,913,084 [...]
Large Volume of Patient PHI Discovered on GitHub Website
GitHub is an open-source software development hosting website, with millions of developers building and maintaining their software on the platform. In December of 2020, GitHub was notified by security [...]
7 Tips to Prevent a Terminated Employee From Violating HIPAA
There have been several instances reported recently in which a terminated employee has violated HIPAA by accessing patient information after they have been fired. This can cause major implications [...]
