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August 26, 2016

Healthcare Mobile Device Security a Concern for Majority of Health IT Pros

Hospitals are being singled out by cybercriminals who see them as an easy target. Hospitals store highly valuable data in large quantities and all too ...

August 24, 2016

Sophos Email Security Now Incorporated into Cloud Management Platform

The Sophos Central cloud-based management platform can be used to manage Sophos endpoint, mobile and wireless security products. Now Sophos has added its email security ...

August 12, 2016

Walgreens HIPAA Violations Do Not Result in Financial Penalty

Walgreens HIPAA violations discovered by reporters from WTHR 13 in 2006 have not resulted in any punitive action being taken by the Department of Health ...

August 12, 2016

Information Security Spending in 2016 to Exceed $80 Billion

Information security spending in 2016 will smash previous records. A new report from Gartner Inc., indicates global information security spending in 2016 will reach $81.6 ...

July 29, 2016

Medical Students Potentially Violating HIPAA by Tracking Patients using EHRs

A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests medical students may be violating HIPAA regulations by tracking patients using EHRs. A survey was conducted ...

July 25, 2016

ONC: Healthcare Information Sharing and Analysis Organization to Receive $250K

Karen B. DeSalvo, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has announced that two new ...

July 22, 2016

University of Mississippi Medical Center HIPAA Settlement Announced

The failure to comply with HIPAA Rules can prove costly, as the University of Mississippi Medical Center HIPAA compliance settlement clearly shows. Following an investigation ...

July 19, 2016

OCR Announces $2.7 million OHSU HIPAA Violation Settlement

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced that Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has agreed to settle ...

June 30, 2016

Business Associate Agrees to $650,000 Settlement for HIPAA Failures

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced it has agreed to settle the case against Catholic Health Care ...

June 29, 2016

10 Million Healthcare Records Listed for Sale on Darknet

The names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of more than 10 million patients have been listed for sale on a darknet marketplace ...

June 29, 2016

Ponemon Institute Reports Increase in the Use of Enterprise File Encryption Software

The use of enterprise file encryption software has increased significantly in the past 12 months according to a new study conducted by the Ponemon Institute. ...

June 27, 2016

655,000 Healthcare Records Listed for Sale on Underground Marketplace

A hacker operating under the name TheDarkOverlord has placed three separate listings on the underground marketplace TheRealDeal. Three separate healthcare databases are being offered for ...

June 17, 2016

OIG Report: Washington State Insurance Exchange Security Places PHI at Risk

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has recently published a report of its investigation into Washington State’s health ...

June 6, 2016

US-CERT Issues Warning About the Resurgence of Malicious Macros

The use of malicious macros as a method of spreading malware fell out of favor by the start of the new millennium, although over the ...

May 31, 2016

Healthcare Professionals Committing HIPAA Violations on Yelp

A recent ProPublica report has revealed that many healthcare professionals are committing HIPAA violations on Yelp and other review sites when responding to bad feedback ...

May 31, 2016

New CHIME Cybersecurity Center Tasked with Improving Healthcare Cybersecurity

The College of Healthcare Information Executives (CHIME) has announced it has created a new Cybersecurity Center and Program Office to assist healthcare organizations in the ...

May 28, 2016

Final Precision Medicine Initiative Security Framework Released

The White House has released the final Precision Medicine Initiative security framework, which should be used by participating institutions to achieve the principles laid down ...

May 24, 2016

How Much Can Covered Entities Charge for PHI Access? HHS Issues Clarification

There is a lot of uncertainty about how much covered entities can charge patients for PHI access under HIPAA Rules. Many healthcare providers feel they ...

May 19, 2016

Ponemon Publishes Report on Privacy and Security of Health Data

The Ponemon Institute has released its annual report on the state of privacy and security of health data and found that for the second year ...

May 13, 2016

New Privacy and Security of Healthcare Data Study Released by Ponemon

The Sixth Annual Benchmark Study on Privacy and Security of Healthcare Data has been released this week by the Ponemon Institute. This year’s study has ...

May 13, 2016

IBM Announces Plans for Watson for Cyber Security Platform

A cloud-based version of Watson’s cognitive computing technology will soon be used to process threat intelligence and provide insights on the latest cybersecurity threats. IBM ...

May 5, 2016

3 Out of 10 Healthcare IT Departments Restrict Insecure Cloud File Sharing

According to a new study recently published by Ipswitch, the majority of healthcare IT professionals believe that it is very important for files to be ...

May 3, 2016

TitanHQ Commended at 2016 Red Herring Europe Awards

Red Herring provides business leaders with important insights into the latest technology and innovations. Each year the company hosts the top 100 Red Herring Awards, ...

April 27, 2016

Insights for Amazon Web Services Launched by GorillaStack

GorillaStack is a powerful tool that gives businesses visibility into their cloud usage to help prevent “cloud bill shock”. It is common for businesses to ...

April 27, 2016

New Bill Introduced to Improve HHS Cybersecurity

A new healthcare cybersecurity bill has been introduced by members of Congress which aims to improve cybersecurity at the Department of Health and Human Services ...

April 27, 2016

Joint Commission Ends Text Message Ban on Orders

The Joint Commission has lifted its five-year ban on clinicians using smartphones to send orders via text message. In the May copy of its Perspectives ...

April 26, 2016

Employees are the Weakest Security Link Says Verizon Report

The 9th annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report was published this Tuesday. The report provides a valuable insight into the main causes of data breaches ...

April 22, 2016

Pharma Company Manager Pleads Guilty to Criminal HIPAA Violations

It is a relatively rare occurrence for the Department of Justice to pursue cases against individuals for criminal HIPAA violations, although action is being taken ...

April 21, 2016

$2.2 Million HIPAA Penalty for Unauthorized Filming of Patients

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced its second HIPAA compliance settlement in three days, having arrived at an ...

April 21, 2016

Orthopaedic Clinic Pays Penalty for Business Associate Agreement HIPAA Violation

A Business Associate Agreement HIPAA violation discovered by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has culminated in a $750,000 ...

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