The National Cyber Security Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency invite you to celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 as we raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and ensure that all individuals and organizations have the information and tools they need to be safer and more secure online.
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The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement affirming that health apps and connected devices that collect or use consumers’ health information must comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule, which requires that they notify consumers and others when their health data is breached.
By Matt Fisher – The Office for Civil Rights announced its twentieth HIPAA right of access settlement on September 10, 2021, which continues the initiative that has been a primary focal point of enforcement for the past couple of years.
By Art Gross – Bigger business, bigger problems, right? Not necessarily true when it comes to the cost of a cyberattack within the healthcare industry. A recently published survey brings unexpected results when it comes to comparing large and medium-sized businesses.
By Robert Godard – Data security is a hot topic across industries, and considering the growing threats to data, the need to protect sensitive data is increasingly important. However, the discipline of data security is fragmented in terms of the systems used to enhance protection.
By Devin Partida – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a popular topic of conversation today. While these regulations and how they pertain to hospital security practices have always been relevant, they’ve attained unprecedented press recently.
By Gevik Nalbandian – Identity theft is so common in our daily lives that it’s not a matter of “if” it will happen, but “when”. In fact, the number of identity theft cases more than doubled in 2020 from 2019, to nearly 1.4 million, according to a recent Federal Trade Commission report.
By Matt Fisher – A common area of HIPAA that receives a lot of attention by organization is the Security Rule. The focus is driven by the requirement to implement various policies, procedures, and processes to secure the protected health information in each organization’s possession.
By Art Gross – Patient care in a digital age means that most information is stored electronically. These records, known as electronic Protected Health Information, are collected as EHRs and then stored in a variety of systems. With the HIPAA in mind, how do you maintain security around the ePHI beyond the EHR?