Electronics giant Samsung has yet to issue a fix for a a security vulnerability existing on Samsung Galaxy devices, 7 months after the company was first alerted to it. A hacking vulnerability affecting S3 to […]
Deven McGraw been appointed to the role of Deputy Director of Health Information Privacy, and must get the agency auditing, advising and enforcing as it is supposed to be. Ms McGraw will be filling the […]
A survey recently released by Healthcare Information Security Today (HIST) shows many Covered Entities (CEs) are making the same compliance errors that were uncovered during the initial phase of audits. It has been three years […]
Microsoft has revealed it will be stopping ceasing patches and software updates for Windows Server 2003 on July 15, 2015. Any HIPAA-covered body that is still running the defunct software on any of its servers […]
In order to safeguard the Protected Health Information (PHI) of patients, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 placed a number of requirements on HIPAA-Covered Entities (CEs) . Furthermore, the act strictly controls […]
A lack of a appropriate workforce with appropriate skills to improve cybersecurity defenses is leading many CISOs and CIOs to look outside their organizations for assistance. Businesses and healthcare suppliers are now increasingly hiring third […]
A former business owned by Crown Point Medical Tests has breached the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) after it did not securely dispose of files containing the Protected Health Information (PHI) of at […]
Cybercriminals are stealing healthcare IT devices to gain access to Protected Health Information (PHI) so they can can make false insurance claims, apply for credit, and obtain medical prescriptions and services. This is one of […]
North Dakota and Nevada have updated their breach notification laws this year, joining the growing list of states to do so. In May 2017, new laws were passed to tighten up the legislation and expand […]
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