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 [...]
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 [...]
2.6 Million Patients Affected by April Healthcare Breaches
Each month, we review the breaches occurring in the previous month to determine what the leading cause of that month’s breaches are. April healthcare breaches affected 2,623,378 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
5 Tips on How to Complete a Risk Assessment
Are you worried about completing your HIPAA risk assessment? Many organizations are. To provide you with guidance, 5 tips on how to complete a risk assessment are discussed. [...]
12 Tips to Improve Healthcare Security
With 1.2 million patients affected by February 2021 healthcare breaches, healthcare security should be at the top of mind for organizations working with patient information. Therefore, healthcare and [...]
AMCA Settles 2019 PHI Breach With 41 State Attorneys General
In 2019, the American Medical Collection Agency discovered that it was the victim of a data breach. Not just any data breach, though; the breach was the largest healthcare [...]
100K Patients Affected by Arizona Eyecare Breach
A ransomware attack occurring on January 13 affected up to 100,000 eyecare patients. The Arizona eyecare breach targeted Cochise Eye and Laser, maliciously encrypting their patients’ files. More details [...]
