2021 Healthcare Cybersecurity Outlook Bleak
According to a new study conducted by Black Book Market Research, healthcare breaches are likely to triple in the coming year. With the growing concern surrounding healthcare cybersecurity, the [...]
FBI Warns Healthcare Organizations About Ransomware Threat
The FBI, along with the HHS and another government agency, have issued a warning to healthcare organizations stating that they have, "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime [...]
Cybersecurity Challenges of Working Remotely
As working remotely has become the new normal, businesses need to adjust their cybersecurity practices to account for the unique issues remote work poses to security. A recently released [...]
Large-Scale HIPAA Security Breach: Improper Use of GitHub
Recently, the improper use of GitHub led to a large-scale HIPAA security breach, leaving the protected health information (PHI) of 150,000 - 200,000 patients available through publicly [...]
Spike in COVID-related Phishing Attacks: COVID 19 Cybersecurity
The coronavirus has had a significant impact on many aspects of life. Many people have started to utilize technology they had not previously used for every day activities. This [...]
Why Data Protection in Healthcare is Essential
The rate at which healthcare entities are targeted by hackers has increased alarmingly over the course of the past several months. This is mostly due to [...]
Is Zendesk HIPAA Compliant?
Zendesk offers support, sales, and customer engagement software. Healthcare providers can use the Zendesk Support Suite to provide virtual patient care via phone, chat, email, text, and mobile. Is [...]
15 Million Affected by LifeLabs Data Breach
LifeLabs, a Canadian based healthcare organization, was the victim of a cyberattack in November 2019. After an investigation conducted by Ontario and British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioners, it [...]
Cyber Attacks on Cloud Services Rise 630%
McAfee conducted a study on cyber attacks on cloud services to determine if there has been an increase in attacks since the COVID-19 pandemic. The results are staggering, exposing [...]
Telehealth Services Beyond COVID-19
At the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients have turned to telehealth services in lieu of traditional doctors visits. To increase access to telehealth services, the Department of [...]
