Who can sue for a HIPAA violation? Unlike the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), there is no private cause of action in HIPAA, so that means a patient cannot sue for a HIPAA breach even […]
The average cost of a data breach has increased 10% year-over-year, according to the IBM Security 2021 Cost of a Data Breach Report. Data breach costs have reached record levels and are higher than at […]
During the past twelve months, the number of recorded ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations – particularly small and medium sized practices – has increased significantly. Security experts believe the increase in recorded ransomware attacks is […]
It has been more than 3 years since the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect, and while there was a slow start to policing compliance with the GDPR, the number of violations being […]
It has been a year since compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been mandatory and financial penalties and sanctions have been possible for CCPA violations. The CCPA was introduced on January 3, […]
In Illinois Lake County Health Department has revealed that it has been impacted by two separate data breaches that could have impacted the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 25,000 patients. The initial breach took […]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has provisions covering HIPAA training in both the Privacy and Security Rules. These provisions explain in broad terms what training must be provided and how often HIPAA […]
Many healthcare data breaches are reported each year that involve unauthorized individuals gaining access to electronic protected health information (ePHI) stored on unsecured servers, including on-premises servers and those of cloud service providers. Without proper […]
The vast majority of entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provide regular training to employees on their responsibilities under HIPAA, and employees are diligent and take care not to violate […]
A TLP:White Alert has been issued by the HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) regarding vulnerabilities identified in Picture Archiving Communication Systems (PACS) that hospitals and other healthcare providers and research institutions use for sharing […]
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