A group of federal agencies recently released an updated set of guidelines to help healthcare organizations protect themselves from ransomware attacks and the data breaches that often follow.
The guide was authored by the Federal…
By Sarai Rodriguez
May 09, 2023 – SuperCare Health has agreed to a data breach settlement totaling $2.25 million in a class-action lawsuit filed by plaintiff Vickey Angulo and class members, who alleged the organization’s “reckless”…
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Don Kelly, Manager of the Virtual Information Security Program at Fortified Health SecurityIt’s a fact: More than 80% of data breaches involve a human in some way. That could involve someone falling for a…
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By Jill McKeon
May 01, 2023 – Healthcare data breaches continue to impact large and small organizations across the country, as exemplified by the most recent batch of data breach notifications outlined below.
Graceworks Lutheran Services Breach…
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By Sarai Rodriguez April 25, 2023 – The Health 3rd Party Trust (Health3PT) Initiative has unveiled its first deliverables to tackle third-party cyber risk management (TPRM) in healthcare, backed by a rapidly growing membership of…
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CHICAGO – Speaking to a full house at the HIMSS23 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum on Monday morning, Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency noted that even a few years ago…
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The following is a guest article by Krishna Nacha, SVP and Head of North America and Latin America at Iron Mountain
Discovering how best to use the vast amount of data your organization creates and…
What You Should Know:– Avaneer Health, a secure digital network for healthcare, today announced that it has launched its private, peer-to-peer network with several leading healthcare organizations. With a single connection to the Avaneer…
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By Sarai Rodriguez March 13, 2023 – Asante, an Oregon-based health system, has informed patients about a HIPAA violation caused by a physician who compromised protected health information (PHI) without a valid…
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In an industry entrusted with valuable personal health information, healthcare organizations have long worked to stay ahead of cybersecurity threats. But as these threats accelerate and evolve, healthcare organizations and companies need to take…
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