A VA medical center located in Prescott, AZ, was unable to keep its employees safe from critical and possibly fatal patient violence. This is the ...
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Hypertension-Nephrology Associates Patients Affected by Data Theft Incident Hypertension-Nephrology Associates based in Michigan reported recently that it was targeted by a cyberattack last February 2024. ...
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Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has questioned the Department of Health and Human ...
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have jointly issued a series of five cybersecurity information sheets following ...
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Ivy Pay is HIPAA compliant for therapists who are required to comply with HIPAA due to qualifying as a covered or hybrid entity, or qualifying ...
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User authentication has evolved significantly, with multi-factor authentication (MFA) becoming a standard security practice in 2024. Beyond traditional MFA, advancements in technology have introduced more ...
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Ivanti has released 22 patches to fix vulnerabilities in the Avalanche mobile device management solution, 13 of which are rated critical. Ivanti Avalanche is an enterprise ...
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An international law enforcement operation has successfully disrupted the APHV/Blackcat ransomware operation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was able to gain access to the ...
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December 2023 Patch Tuesday was light on fixes for vulnerabilities, with patches released for just 34 CVEs, including one zero-day vulnerability. The 34 vulnerabilities include ...
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An investigation of the Black Basta ransomware group by Corvus Insurance and Elliptic has revealed the group obtained at least $107 million in ransom payments ...
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In New York state, the healthcare industry was the most targeted critical infrastructure sector in 2022 and attacks in the first half of 2023 have ...
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PHI is considered to be health, treatment, or payment information – or any associated identifying information – that is created, received, maintained, or transmitted by ...
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On November 2023 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released patches to fix 63 vulnerabilities across its product suite, including 5 zero-day flaws, 3 of which are known ...
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The people who created HIPAA in the context of the Rules healthcare organizations have to comply with were Donna Shalala and her team at the ...
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The HIPAA Technical Safeguards play an important role in HIPAA compliance inasmuch as they are designed to protect and control access to electronic Protected Health ...
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – A month dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of cybersecurity and sharing some of the easy steps that ...
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HIPAA compliance offers benefits such as safeguarding sensitive data, empowering patients with rights, ensuring data security and confidentiality, fostering standardized healthcare transactions, and maintaining insurance ...
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The Irish cybersecurity company, TitanHQ, has recently improved its cybersecurity solutions, adding several new MSP-focused features to the WebTitan web filter and SafeTitan security awareness ...
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It’s been a busy month for Microsoft with 132 vulnerabilities addressed on July 2023 Patch Tuesday. This month’s haul includes 9 CVEs that are rated ...
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The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has published a mitigation guide for BlackLotus malware. BlackLotus is a UEFI bootkit that is planted in the firmware ...
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Progress Software has issued a security advisory about another zero-day bug in its MOVEit Transfer file transfer solution that requires immediate mitigation. The flaw can ...
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Many organizations in the healthcare industry take advantage of cloud storage services because of their convenience and cost-effectiveness. Microsoft OneDrive is one of the most ...
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To make Microsoft Teams HIPAA compliant, it is necessary to select a plan with the capabilities to support compliance, configure the platform to meet the ...
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A new report from the cybersecurity firm Armis has identified the riskiest connected medical devices used by hospitals in the United States. Connected medical devices ...
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently issued a warning to vendors in the United States following an increase in a form of business ...
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The Department of Health and Human Services has not issued specific guidance about what makes an electronic signature HIPAA compliant other than stipulating “any electronic ...
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Hackers have taken a rather bold step by hacking into a computer system used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) New York Field Office. ...
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Banner Health has agreed to settle alleged violations of the HIPAA Security Rule with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil ...
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The antivirus software and cybersecurity firm Norton has recently started notifying certain Norton LifeLock customers that a malicious actor has gained access to their Norton ...
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The text of the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule related to training doesn´t help answer the question how often is HIPAA training required. However, ...
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