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. [...]
Ransomware attacks continue to rise, especially those targeting healthcare organizations. Hackers often target healthcare organizations in ransomware attacks to disrupt operations in hopes that the organization will pay a [...]
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. [...]
GitHub is an open-source software development hosting website, with millions of developers building and maintaining their software on the platform. In December of 2020, GitHub was notified by 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 [...]
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 [...]
As an organization that specializes in cybersecurity, SolarWinds did a particularly poor job of protecting their file server. This is evident by the fact that not only did they [...]
The influx of third-party breaches should be of concern for any organization working in healthcare. Hackers often target third-party providers to access the sensitive data that they manage for [...]
The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate have passed legislation known as the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA). The personal data act is expected to reach the desk [...]
In September, Nebraska Medicine reported that it had suffered a cyberattack targeting its electronic health records (EHR) system. More details on this healthcare cyber attack and EHR data breach [...]
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