What is the Emotet Trojan?
What is the Emotet Trojan? The Emotet Trojan is malware that first emerged about five years ago, as a banking trojan. Since that time, the trojan [...]
How to Limit the Cost of Data Breaches
Ponemon Institute conducted their “Cost of a Data Breach Report” in conjunction with IBM Security, in which they surveyed more than 500 organizations. The report cited that the average [...]
September Healthcare Breaches Affected 1,928,433 Individuals
September healthcare breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) affected 1,928,433 individuals. The majority of the 33 reported September healthcare [...]
Ransomware Healthcare Attacks Continue to Strike
Ransomware healthcare attacks should be a cause for concern for anyone working in healthcare. Ransomware attacks occur when an unauthorized party accesses an organization’s network, encrypting files until a [...]
HIPAA Cyber Security – Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
Covered entities (health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who electronically transmit any health information in connection with a HIPAA related transaction), and business associates must [...]
Hundreds of Patient Files Found in NY Trash Causing HIPAA Violation
NBC New York I-Team found multiple boxes containing patient records in the trash outside of an Upper East side office building. The patient files were found [...]
HIPAA Security Risk Analysis: Wrapping it All Up
The HIPAA Security Rule requires that covered entities (health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who electronically transmit any health information in connection with a HIPAA related transaction), and [...]
HIPAA Security Risk Analysis Step 5: Determining the Potential Impact of Threat Occurrence
The HIPAA Security Rule requires that covered entities (health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who electronically transmit any health information in connection with a HIPAA related transaction), and [...]
Voice Technology in Healthcare: Privacy Implications
Companies such as Amazon are revolutionizing the way organizations conduct business. Alexa’s voice technology has vast healthcare application capabilities that Amazon is working diligently to expand. [...]
Is Zoho HIPAA Compliant?
Zoho is a set of cloud-based applications, comparable to Google’s G Suite and Microsoft’s Office 365. Zoho tools include email, a customer relationship management tool, document [...]
