IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022 Comes to Shocking Conclusion
Each year IBM works with Ponemon Institute to research breaches across several sectors of the economy. For the 12th consecutive year, healthcare breaches had the highest price [...]
Cyber Risks in Healthcare: How to Explain Them to Your Healthcare Clients
You know what the risks are, but how do you explain them to your healthcare clients in a way that they’ll understand? Most people are not very [...]
OCR to Answer Questions in HIPAA Recognized Security Practices Video
In January of 2021, an amendment to the HITECH Act, known as HR 7898, was signed into law. The law has several nicknames, including the Cybersecurity Best [...]
Proposed Law Aims to Address Medical Device Cybersecurity
A bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to address gaps in medical device cybersecurity. Details of Proposed Law to Address Medical Device Cybersecurity [...]
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 – What’s In It?
In March of 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022. The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 wears many hats. The law reauthorizes the Anti-Violence [...]
Is There a Hole in SOC 2 for Healthcare?
As incidents of cybercrime increase, forward-thinking healthcare organizations and the companies that support them are looking for ways to minimize the risk of becoming a victim of [...]
HHS Warns of Increases in Insider Data Breaches
In April of 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’ Office of Information Security issued a 27-page publication, entitled “Insider Threats in Healthcare.” The publication [...]
HHS Seeks Public Input on How to Implement Cybersecurity Best Practices Bill
In January of 2021, HR 7898, nicknamed the Cybersecurity Best Practices bill, was signed into law. Under this law, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [...]
OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter Offers Guidance Against Common Cyberattacks
Each quarter the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights issues a cybersecurity newsletter. The newsletter highlights cybersecurity trends affecting the healthcare industry. As [...]
How HIPAA Plays a Part in Patient Safety Awareness Week 2022
Each year medical providers around the country take a week to highlight and emphasize patient safety awareness. March 13-19 has been designated as Patient Safety Awareness Week [...]
