2021 Healthcare Cybersecurity Outlook Bleak
According to a new study conducted by Black Book Market Research, healthcare breaches are likely to triple in the coming year. With the growing concern surrounding healthcare cybersecurity, the [...]
Mayo Clinic Breach Leads to Healthcare Class Action Lawsuits
Back in August, Mayo Clinic announced that one of their former employees inappropriately accessed the medical records of 1,600 patients. This insider breach led several affected patients to file [...]
Attorney General HIPAA Settlement Reached For Improper Disposal of ePHI
The Wakefern Food Corp., and two of its ShopRite supermarkets, have reached an Attorney General HIPAA settlement with the state of New Jersey and the New Jersey Division of [...]
Is MailChimp HIPAA Compliant?
MailChimp is a software provider that enables users to send out automated email marketing campaigns. However, as a healthcare organization you must consider the HIPAA compliance of software before [...]
FBI Warns Healthcare Organizations About Ransomware Threat
The FBI, along with the HHS and another government agency, have issued a warning to healthcare organizations stating that they have, "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime [...]
Why You Need HIPAA Security Training
In an increasingly technology-dependent world, security awareness has never been more important. In fact, the National Cyber Security Alliance recently conducted a study in which it was [...]
Does HIPAA Prohibit the Sharing of President Trump’s Health Information?
In light of President Trump's positive COVID diagnosis, a lot of people are wondering if it is permitted to share his health information with the public. Generally [...]
Is Hushmail HIPAA Compliant?
Hushmail is a popular email platform used by healthcare providers. But is Hushmail HIPAA compliant? The answer is discussed below. Is Hushmail [...]
Healthcare Hack Leads to $2.3 Million OCR Settlement
In April of 2014, CHSPSC’s information system was hacked. The healthcare hack ended up affecting 6.1 million individuals, exposing their protected health information. As a result, CHSPSC [...]
46K Exposed in Veterans Affairs Breach
An online application handling medical payments for the Department of Veterans Affairs was breached, potentially exposing the personal information of 46,000 members. More details on the Veterans [...]
