Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act Expected to Become Law
The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate have passed legislation known as the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA). The personal data act is expected to reach the desk [...]
EHR Breach Affects 219K Patients
In September, Nebraska Medicine reported that it had suffered a cyberattack targeting its electronic health records (EHR) system. More details on this healthcare cyber attack and EHR data breach [...]
Risks of Mobile Health Apps: Are Health Apps Putting PHI at Risk?
A recent study concluded that many popular mobile health apps pose a risk to protected health information (PHI) security. The study analyzed the security of 30 health apps that [...]
Thousands of Patient Files Posted to the Dark Web
On February 5, 2021, tens of thousand of healthcare patient files from Leon Medical Centers and Nocona General Hospitals were posted for sale on the dark web during a [...]
Medicaid Data Breach Risks Patient Data
For seven years Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, a Medicaid health plan provider, left its online application platform unprotected, unbeknownst to them. More details on the Medicaid data breach are [...]
Two Organizations Victimized by Insider Healthcare Breaches
Two healthcare organizations recently revealed that employees of their organizations accessed patient records without authorization. Insider healthcare breaches have long plagued the industry, so how can you protect your [...]
Remote Workers and HIPAA: How You Can Keep Your Healthcare Business Secure
With more and more remote workers in the healthcare space, PHI security should be a top concern. A recent survey determined that 44% of employees are currently working from [...]
Vaccine Privacy Violations Under Investigation
Philly Fighting COVID, a private startup company tasked with vaccine distribution for the city, is under investigation. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has ceased their relationship with the [...]
Importance of Vendor Due Diligence Highlighted by Breach
It was recently announced that Bonobos, a subsidiary of Walmart, was the victim of a breach that exposed the personal information of millions of their customers. However, hackers did [...]
Guidance on HIPAA and Cloud Computing: How Can You Use Cloud Software and Comply with HIPAA?
Cloud computing allows users to access data stored in the cloud from anywhere with an internet connection. Because of its ease of use, using the cloud to store business [...]
