MSP Healthcare Vertical and HIPAA Compliance
The healthcare vertical has become more lucrative as of late, as the fastest growing sector of the U.S. economy and the most vulnerable to cyberattacks. Healthcare organizations need managed [...]
LabCorp Data Breaches Lead to Cybersecurity Lawsuit
LabCorp, a leading healthcare diagnostics company that offers laboratory and genetics testing services, has been sued by one of its shareholders to recover share value losses [...]
National Security Agency Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Teleworkers
The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence. Recently, the NSA [...]
What are Coronavirus Email Scams?
Predictably, cyberattackers have figured out how to take advantage of public fear over coronavirus. Cyberattackers have developed new coronavirus email scams that literally threaten the life of the victim. [...]
March Healthcare Breaches Compromise 800,000 Patients
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reported 38 March healthcare breaches, affecting 828,921 patients. Of the reported incidents, there were 19 breaches [...]
PHI Protection: How to Secure Healthcare Data
Healthcare data breaches have been highlighted recently, with several large breaches occurring over the last few months. Hackers target the healthcare industry as they hold a wealth of sensitive [...]
Overconfidence in Healthcare Data Security Putting PHI at Risk
Integris researchers conducted a survey in which they asked healthcare leadership to assess their data privacy maturity. They surveyed 258 executives from mid to large organizations, and found that [...]
What is a Security Patch?
What is a software patch? A software patch, also known as a security patch, refers to a corrective piece of software that addresses errors within computer software code. These [...]
Be Careful Where You Click: COVID-19 Phishing Emails
There have been recent reports of hackers posing as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to bait people into clicking on phishing emails. [...]
AI in Healthcare: Machine Learning, Medical Research, and Cybersecurity
AI in healthcare can be an extremely useful tool when utilized properly. AI can be used for a myriad of healthcare operations including research, facilitating medical [...]
