Security Breaches May 9, 2016 Prepare for Business Associate Data Breaches, Says OCR HIPAA-covered entities have been advised by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights to prepare for business associate data breaches. A ... Read more
Compliance May 5, 2016 Skeddly Introduces Managed Policies Allowing Permissions to be Set by Role Skeddly has made enhancements to its cloud automation platform. The new feature allows administrators to set permissions for users based on their role within an ... Read more
Compliance May 5, 2016 Threat from Ransomware Prompts FBI to Issue a Warning to Healthcare Organizations The threat from ransomware has increased considerably over the course of the past few months, and healthcare organizations are in cybercriminals’ cross-hairs. Attacks on healthcare ... Read more
Trends & Reports May 5, 2016 3 Out of 10 Healthcare IT Departments Restrict Insecure Cloud File Sharing According to a new study recently published by Ipswitch, the majority of healthcare IT professionals believe that it is very important for files to be ... Read more
Trends & Reports May 3, 2016 TitanHQ Commended at 2016 Red Herring Europe Awards Red Herring provides business leaders with important insights into the latest technology and innovations. Each year the company hosts the top 100 Red Herring Awards, ... Read more
Security Breaches May 1, 2016 Nebraska Data Breach Notification Law Amended Pete Ricketts – the Governor of Nebraska – has recently put his name to a new bill (LB 835) that amends Nebraska Data Breach Notification Law. ... Read more
Cyber Threats April 29, 2016 Malware-Infected USB Drives Mailed to American Dental Association Members IT security professionals are well aware of the risk of malware being introduced via infected USB drives, especially when the devices come from untrusted sources. ... Read more
Cyber Threats April 28, 2016 Q1 2016 Spam and Malware Volume Already Exceeds Levels Seen in All of 2015 The volume of malicious messages and spam emails in 2015 has already been exceeded, with nine months of 2016 still to go. Q1 has seen ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 27, 2016 Insights for Amazon Web Services Launched by GorillaStack GorillaStack is a powerful tool that gives businesses visibility into their cloud usage to help prevent “cloud bill shock”. It is common for businesses to ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 27, 2016 New Bill Introduced to Improve HHS Cybersecurity A new healthcare cybersecurity bill has been introduced by members of Congress which aims to improve cybersecurity at the Department of Health and Human Services ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 27, 2016 Joint Commission Ends Text Message Ban on Orders The Joint Commission has lifted its five-year ban on clinicians using smartphones to send orders via text message. In the May copy of its Perspectives ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 26, 2016 Employees are the Weakest Security Link Says Verizon Report The 9th annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report was published this Tuesday. The report provides a valuable insight into the main causes of data breaches ... Read more
Compliance April 26, 2016 OIG Discovers 129 Medicare Healthcare Data Security Gaps The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General has recently published its annual review of the health IT security programs of Medicare ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 22, 2016 Pharma Company Manager Pleads Guilty to Criminal HIPAA Violations It is a relatively rare occurrence for the Department of Justice to pursue cases against individuals for criminal HIPAA violations, although action is being taken ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 21, 2016 $2.2 Million HIPAA Penalty for Unauthorized Filming of Patients The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced its second HIPAA compliance settlement in three days, having arrived at an ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 21, 2016 Orthopaedic Clinic Pays Penalty for Business Associate Agreement HIPAA Violation A Business Associate Agreement HIPAA violation discovered by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has culminated in a $750,000 ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 20, 2016 ITAG Enterprise Award for Excellence and Innovation Received by TitanHQ The Information Technology Association of Galway (ITAG) hosts an annual award ceremony to recognize the efforts made by companies in the technology sector in the west ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 19, 2016 Skeddly Supports the New AWS HDD EBS Volume Types AWS has launched two new low-cost HDD EBS volume types that deliver high throughput on a consistent basis, but at a much lower cost than ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 19, 2016 $750,000 Settlement for HIPAA Business Associate Agreement Failures The latest OCR settlement for HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) failures highlights the importance of having up to date, HIPAA-compliant BAAs in place for all ... Read more
Compliance April 19, 2016 Majority of Health IT Security Execs Have Increased Spending on Data Protection A recent study conducted by data security firm Vormetric indicates 60% of healthcare IT security executives have increased their data protection budgets. New data security ... Read more
Compliance April 15, 2016 Healthcare IT Security Focus On Compliance Not Breach Prevention According to the latest Vormetric data threat report, the main healthcare IT security focus is meeting HIPAA compliance requirements, not preventing data breaches. HIPAA Compliance ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 14, 2016 Apple Pulls Plug On QuickTime: Uninstall Recommended Apple has taken the decision to stop providing support for QuickTime 7 for Windows. The QuickTime support page has now been updated to alert users ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 12, 2016 GorillaStack Announces New Features Added to AWS Cost Cutting Platform GorillaStack has announced the release of v.0.20.0 of its AWS automation platform, which includes a slew of new features to help its customers manage their ... Read more
Compliance April 7, 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA Audit Protocol Released The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights published the new phase 2 HIPAA audit protocol this week. The protocol details the ... Read more
Security Breaches April 4, 2016 Locky Ransomware Now Delivered Using Exploit Kits Locky Ransomware first emerged in February this year, yet it has already become one of the biggest ransomware threats. The cryptoransomware has now been used ... Read more
Trends & Reports April 3, 2016 WebTitan Cloud for WiFi to be Showcased at the Wi-Fi Now Conference 2016 The Wi-Fi Now Conference is one of the highlights in the calendar for the Wi-Fi industry. The event now attracts attendees from all over the ... Read more
Security Breaches March 31, 2016 Locky and Samas Attacks Prompt US-CERT to Issue Ransomware Alert The spate of recent ransomware attacks on U.S. healthcare providers and businesses has prompted US-CERT to issue a warning about the destructive ransomware variants, Locky ... Read more
Trends & Reports March 31, 2016 The Hidden Cost of Pagers in Healthcare Numerous studies have been conducted on the cost of HIPAA-compliant alternatives to the pager, yet little research has actually been conducted on the actual cost ... Read more
Compliance March 30, 2016 MedStar Health Cyberattack Forces Computer Network Shutdown Ransomware attacks on hospitals have become much more common in 2016; however, the Medstar Health cyberattack could well be the most serious. Early on Monday ... Read more
Compliance March 24, 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA Audit Program Begins The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced that the phase 2 HIPAA audit program has now started. Covered entities ... Read more