The Drip of Data Breaches Now a Flood
4.5 Million Records Hacked By Donna Cusano, Editor In Chief of Telehealth & Telecare Aware Earlier this year [TTA 23 Apr] I commented on the fourth…
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Importance of Covered Entities Proactively Managing CyberSecurity Risks
Two Articles Shine the Spotlight on the Subject By Edward Jones III, Author and President of HIPAA, LLC. Twitter: @HIPAAsafeguards On July 13, Politico published…
Symantec Annual Security Threat Report
New Era of ‘Mega Breaches’ Signals Bigger Payouts and Shifting Behavior for Cybercriminals Symantec Report Reveals the Number of Mega Data Breaches went from 1…
New Brief Looks at Medical Device Cyber Security and Patient Safety
Deloitte Issues Brief on Medical Device Cyber Security Issues in Healthcare The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions is the health services research division of Deloitte….
The Business Model for Hacking Electronic Health Records
Security of Electronic Health Records I’ve been thinking lately about the security and privacy issues around patient information stored in electronic health records. No doubt…
NIST Releases Draft Outline of Cybersecurity Framework
Cybersecurity Framework Will Reduce Cyber Risks to Critical Infrastructure The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory federal agency that operates as part…
Why Health IT Security Grows More Complex
Former DoD Cyber-security Analyst Addresses HIPAA Security Challenges By Anthony Brino, Associate Editor Government Health IT HHS’s Office of Civil Rights is starting enforcement of…
HITRUST Offers New Guidance for Assessing Cyber Security Preparedness
Rise in Cyber Security Threats Leads to Increased Industry Awareness The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) collaborates with healthcare providers, businesses and technology and IT…
Health IT Resources and Downloads for Your Digital Reader
Health IT References and White Papers Worthy of a Read The Internet is great for looking up and getting answers on the spot. The Internet…