August 12, 2016 Information Security Spending in 2016 to Exceed $80 Billion Information security spending in 2016 will smash previous records. A new report from Gartner Inc., indicates global information security spending in 2016 will reach $81.6 ... Read more
July 29, 2016 Medical Students Potentially Violating HIPAA by Tracking Patients using EHRs A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests medical students may be violating HIPAA regulations by tracking patients using EHRs. A survey was conducted ... Read more
July 25, 2016 ONC: Healthcare Information Sharing and Analysis Organization to Receive $250K Karen B. DeSalvo, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has announced that two new ... Read more
July 22, 2016 University of Mississippi Medical Center HIPAA Settlement Announced The failure to comply with HIPAA Rules can prove costly, as the University of Mississippi Medical Center HIPAA compliance settlement clearly shows. Following an investigation ... Read more
July 19, 2016 OCR Announces $2.7 million OHSU HIPAA Violation Settlement The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced that Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has agreed to settle ... Read more
June 30, 2016 Business Associate Agrees to $650,000 Settlement for HIPAA Failures The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced it has agreed to settle the case against Catholic Health Care ... Read more
June 29, 2016 10 Million Healthcare Records Listed for Sale on Darknet The names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of more than 10 million patients have been listed for sale on a darknet marketplace ... Read more
June 29, 2016 Ponemon Institute Reports Increase in the Use of Enterprise File Encryption Software The use of enterprise file encryption software has increased significantly in the past 12 months according to a new study conducted by the Ponemon Institute. ... Read more
June 27, 2016 655,000 Healthcare Records Listed for Sale on Underground Marketplace A hacker operating under the name TheDarkOverlord has placed three separate listings on the underground marketplace TheRealDeal. Three separate healthcare databases are being offered for ... Read more
June 17, 2016 OIG Report: Washington State Insurance Exchange Security Places PHI at Risk The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has recently published a report of its investigation into Washington State’s health ... Read more
June 6, 2016 US-CERT Issues Warning About the Resurgence of Malicious Macros The use of malicious macros as a method of spreading malware fell out of favor by the start of the new millennium, although over the ... Read more
May 31, 2016 Healthcare Professionals Committing HIPAA Violations on Yelp A recent ProPublica report has revealed that many healthcare professionals are committing HIPAA violations on Yelp and other review sites when responding to bad feedback ... Read more
May 31, 2016 New CHIME Cybersecurity Center Tasked with Improving Healthcare Cybersecurity The College of Healthcare Information Executives (CHIME) has announced it has created a new Cybersecurity Center and Program Office to assist healthcare organizations in the ... Read more
May 28, 2016 Final Precision Medicine Initiative Security Framework Released The White House has released the final Precision Medicine Initiative security framework, which should be used by participating institutions to achieve the principles laid down ... Read more
May 24, 2016 How Much Can Covered Entities Charge for PHI Access? HHS Issues Clarification There is a lot of uncertainty about how much covered entities can charge patients for PHI access under HIPAA Rules. Many healthcare providers feel they ... Read more
May 19, 2016 Ponemon Publishes Report on Privacy and Security of Health Data The Ponemon Institute has released its annual report on the state of privacy and security of health data and found that for the second year ... Read more
May 13, 2016 New Privacy and Security of Healthcare Data Study Released by Ponemon The Sixth Annual Benchmark Study on Privacy and Security of Healthcare Data has been released this week by the Ponemon Institute. This year’s study has ... Read more
May 13, 2016 IBM Announces Plans for Watson for Cyber Security Platform A cloud-based version of Watson’s cognitive computing technology will soon be used to process threat intelligence and provide insights on the latest cybersecurity threats. IBM ... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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