Are You Using a HIPAA Compliant FTP Server?
An FTP or File Transfer Protocol server is a standard communication protocol used to transfer files between computer systems. However, not all FTP servers are created equally. [...]
How to Improve Cybersecurity in Healthcare
Cloud computing has dramatically transformed how companies do business within the past decade. Organizations love the increased convenience and productivity possible with cloud computing, but security considerations [...]
Buyers Beware: Fraudulent Cisco Hardware Puts Spotlight on Procurement and Compliance
Procurement compliance and security are often put on the back burner when companies try to save money. They see the same devices they could buy from a [...]
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 [...]
