March 24, 2017 Med Center Health Data Breach Impacts 160,000 Patients The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a major Med Center Health data breach that impacts many affiliates and around 160,000 patients. The Med Center ... Read more
March 21, 2017 Doctor Sanctioned Over Social Media HIPAA Violations A San Antonio, TX-based doctor has been sanctioned by the Texas Medical Board for social media HIPAA compliance violations after retaliating against a patient by ... Read more
March 20, 2017 Insider Healthcare Data Breaches Soar in February February saw a major increase in insider healthcare data breaches, according to the latest healthcare data breach report from Protenus. The February Breach Barometer report ... Read more
March 16, 2017 IDC Names Fortinet Leader in Email Security for FortiMail In its Marketscape: Worldwide Email Security 2016 Vendor Assessment, the global marketing intelligence company IDC has named Fortinet’s FortiMail a Leader in Email Security. The ... Read more
March 10, 2017 AHIMA Helps Covered Entities Prepare for a HIPAA Compliance Audit The American Health Information Management Association has released a new toolkit to help covered entities prepare for a HIPAA compliance audit. The Department of Health ... Read more
March 10, 2017 Sophos Recognized as ‘Best Technology Company’ at PLC Awards The PLC Awards program has been running for the past 31 years and recognizes outstanding achievements made by UK companies. The awards program is not ... Read more
March 8, 2017 AHIMA Releases Updated HIPAA Compliance Audit Toolkit The second phase of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights HIPAA compliance audits has begun. Towards the end of 2017, ... Read more
March 3, 2017 HIPAA Noncompliance Penalties Likely to Increase The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is expected to issue more HIPAA noncompliance penalties over the coming year. While OCR ... Read more
March 3, 2017 New Simplified HITRUST CSF for Small Healthcare Providers This week, HITRUST announced it has created a new, simplified HITRUST CSF for small healthcare providers to help them with their compliance and risk management ... Read more
March 2, 2017 HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance: Patient Copies of Health Information An important element of HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance is ensuring patient copies of health information are provided on request. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ... Read more
February 27, 2017 Deadline for Small Healthcare Data Breach Notification is March 1 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s Breach Notification Rule stated that all covered organizations must make violations of unsecured electronic protected health information known ... Read more
February 24, 2017 Trust in Healthcare Providers High, Despite Increased Data Breaches Trust in healthcare providers’ ability to keep the sensitive data of patients and health plan members secure remains high, even though the past two years ... Read more
February 22, 2017 Proficio Launches New HIPAA Compliance Insight Service Managed security service provider Proficio has launched a new HIPAA Compliance Insight Service for U.S healthcare organizations. The new service helps HIPAA-covered entities meet the ... Read more
February 21, 2017 New OCR HIPAA Compliance Guidance on the Way At this year’s Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting, OCR officials have explained that 2017 will see a swathe of new OCR ... Read more
February 21, 2017 Onsite HIPAA Compliance Audits Will be Delayed The Office for Civil Rights’ onsite HIPAA compliance audits that were scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2017 are to be delayed, ... Read more
February 20, 2017 Horizon BCBS of New Jersey HIPAA Fine of $1.1 Million Announced A Horizon BCBS of New Jersey HIPAA compliance fine has been announced by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. In addition to a $1.1 ... Read more
February 17, 2017 $5.5 Million Memorial Healthcare HIPAA Fine Agreed The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced a massive settlement has been reached with Florida-based Memorial Healthcare System. The ... Read more
February 14, 2017 Healthcare Data Breach Report for January 2017 Highlights Insider Risk The healthcare data breach report for January 2017 published by Protenus this week highlights the danger of insider data breaches. Insider data breaches accounted for ... Read more
February 8, 2017 Skeddly Helps Users Find and Delete Unused AWS WorkSpaces Many companies use AWS WorkSpaces for their desktops to allow employees to work from any device and any location. AWS WorkSpaces ensure everything employees need ... Read more
February 6, 2017 SMB File Sharing Protocol Flaw Published Before Patched A SMB file sharing protocol flaw in Windows has been publicly disclosed 12 days before a patch to correct the issue will be released by ... Read more
February 3, 2017 Children’s Health HIPAA Fine: $3.2 Million Paid to OCR to Resolve Multiple HIPAA Violations The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced the first Civil Monetary Penalty of the year: The Children’s Health HIPAA ... Read more
February 3, 2017 Security Flaws in Multi-Function Printers Could Lead to Password Theft Researchers at Ruhr University have discovered security flaws in multi-function printers that could be exploited remotely by hackers to shut down the printers, or worse, ... Read more
January 31, 2017 WebEx Browser Extension Flaw Patched by Cisco Systems A WebEx browser extension flaw discovered by Google’s Tavis Ormandy has now been patched by Cisco Systems. The critical vulnerability affects the Cisco WebEx Meetings ... Read more
January 30, 2017 Increased Security Spending Does Not Equate to Better Cybersecurity Defenses Increasing spending on cybersecurity solutions will not necessarily mean organizations are better equipped to deal with cyber threats. While many organizations choose to increase spending ... Read more
January 24, 2017 Cybercrime Battle is Being Lost, Say CIOs A recent survey by enterprise security firm Bromium has revealed that CIOs believe the battle against cybercrime is being lost. The survey, which was conducted ... Read more
January 20, 2017 Ironscales Announces 302% Growth of Annual Revenue Israeli cybersecurity firm Ironscales has announced it has recorded an increase in annual revenue of 302% in 2016. Ironscales provides services that help organizations deal ... Read more
January 18, 2017 2016 Healthcare Data Breach Report Published The 2016 healthcare data breach report from cybersecurity company Protenus shows that 2016 was a record-breaking year for healthcare data breaches. In 2016, more than ... Read more
January 16, 2017 Sentara Healthcare Data Breach Investigated Sentara Healthcare is investigating a data breach suffered by one of its third-party vendors that resulted in patients’ protected health information being accessed by an ... Read more
January 11, 2017 13 Updates Issued by Adobe: 42 Critical Flash, Reader and Acrobat Flaws Addressed The first Patch Tuesday of 2017 has seen Adobe issue 13 updates for Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe Reader. The updates address 42 critical ... Read more
January 10, 2017 $475,000 Presense Healthcare HIPAA Settlement Agreed with OCR The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced a $475,000 Presense Healthcare HIPAA settlement has been agreed. This is the ... Read more