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UK & Italy Lead the Way for 2020 GDPR Penalties
Finbold, the online financial news and analysis portal, has released a...
Microsoft Warns Windows Zerologon Patch Enforcement Starts on February 9, 2021
The critical Windows Zerologon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) was patched by...
Hackers Altered Stolen Pfizer Vaccine Documentation Prior to Publication
In November 2020, hackers gained access to a server used by the European...
Cloud and Medical Device Security are the Top Challenges for Healthcare IT Teams
A recent 2021 IDG research study sponsored by Masergy and Fortinet explored...
More Stringent Application of HIPAA Right of Access Rules by OCR Results in $200,000 Penalty
There is further evidence of the increasingly stringent application of the...
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UK & Italy Lead the Way for 2020 GDPR Penalties
Finbold, the online financial news and analysis portal, has released a report detailing the level of fines sanctioned during 2020 for violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection...
Top 5 Healthcare Data Breaches in 2011
This month there is a new name on top of the list of the biggest healthcare data breaches in 2011, the incident is also the second largest healthcare data breach reported to date. The TRICARE...
Navigating Privacy Laws for Patient Data Sharing
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s Privacy Laws for patient data sharing, the sharing of Protected Health Information with a third party is highly restricted and the...
Preparation for HIPAA Audits Essential
According to the results of an HCPro survey, healthcare providers and other HIPAA-covered entities are simply not prepared for a compliance inspection; in fact, preparation for HIPAA audits has not...
Are Pagers HIPAA Compliant?
Many healthcare providers are asking the question “are pagers HIPAA-compliant?” The simple answer to the question is no, pagers are not HIPAA-compliant, but they can be used without violating HIPAA...
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Hackers Altered Stolen Pfizer Vaccine Documentation Prior to Publication
In November 2020, hackers gained access to a server used by the European...
Healthcare Sector Cyberattacks Have Increased by 45% in the Past 2 Months
A recent joint CISA, FBI, and HHS cybersecurity alert warned that the...
Ransomware Attack Impacts Lake Region Healthcare
On December 22, 2020, Minnesota-based Lake Region Healthcare discovered...
More Stringent Application of HIPAA Right of Access Rules by OCR Results in $200,000 Penalty
There is further evidence of the increasingly stringent application of the...
OCR Confirms HIPAA Rules on Disclosures of PHI to Health Information Exchanges
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has...
Researchers Find More than 45 Million Medical Images Stored on Unprotected Servers
More than 45 million medical images are currently exposed on unprotected...
Microsoft Warns Windows Zerologon Patch Enforcement Starts on February 9, 2021
The critical Windows Zerologon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) was patched by...
Hackers Altered Stolen Pfizer Vaccine Documentation Prior to Publication
In November 2020, hackers gained access to a server used by the European...
Healthcare Sector Cyberattacks Have Increased by 45% in the Past 2 Months
A recent joint CISA, FBI, and HHS cybersecurity alert warned that the...
SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack Impacts up to 18,000 Customers
Hackers successfully compromised the SolarWinds Orion software solution and...
Facebook Fixes Messenger Bug That Allows Audio to be Transmitted Without a User’s Permission
A critical flaw in the Facebook Messenger messaging app for Android which...
Zoom Implements New Features to Tackle Zoombombing
Zoom recently agreed to settle allegations of lax cybersecurity and...