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It is no secret that despite increased awareness of data breaches around the globe, businesses continue to fall victim to cybercriminals exploiting their weak security measures. An article on Small Business Computing explores data breaches and how the size of the business doesn’t matter to criminals seeking confidential information. Large corporations are often thought to...
It is no secret that healthcare organizations underfund their defense efforts when it comes to protecting patient data. Even though personal health information is very valuable to cybercriminals and can even generate more revenue on the black market than financial information, healthcare organizations continue to take a lax approach in their cybersecurity practices. Last week...
While convenient, portable devices come with a great deal of risk. No organization wants to imagine their portable devices getting lost or stolen, however it happens. If appropriate safeguards are not in place to protect those devices, a serious breach could occur. Unfortunately for Durango Family Medicine, this nightmare came true when a portable external...
In a recent report conducted by the American International Group (AIG), experts were asked a broad, but valid question; “is cyber risk systematic?” Looking at recent events, AIG indicated that cyber risk is in fact systemic, predicting an event much like the global ransomware attack, “WannaCry” that took the world by storm earlier this month....
George DeCesare, Chief Technology Risk Officer for Kaiser Permanente, met with the Health and Human Services Department as well as other security experts and came away with some shocking truth. An article on Healthcare IT News provides some great insight on why falling below the cybersecurity poverty line could be detrimental to health organizations. Seventy-five...
A study from the cloud services provider, Evolve IP suggests that over two-thirds of all healthcare organizations have employees using compromised email credentials. An article over on Healthcare IT News explains how Evolve IP determined these findings. The study found that 55 to 80 percent of organizations have email accounts that have been compromised. Looking...
Preparing for a HIPAA audit is vital for healthcare organizations. Sure, these organizations understand that they may face a HIPAA audit, but often let preparation for such an event fall to the bottom of their priority list. It is important to ensure your organization is prepared prior to receiving notification of a forthcoming audit. An...
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Community Health Centers (CHCs) and related entities are non-profit organizations that run on shoestring budgets. These organizations are constantly in search of revenue, grants and donations to keep their operations running. Therefore, any type of adverse financial event will be devastating. However, these organizations also must comply with relevant regulations,...
ABCD Pediatrics, a Texas based pediatric practice has recently reported a major data breach, which came as the result of a ransomware attack occurring in early February. An article on Gov Info Security explores the attack, looking closely at what made it a reportable incident. According to the practice, an employee discovered a virus had...
When you think of being a patient in the hospital, the last thing you may think about is the safety of your personal data. According to research findings by Michigan State University, the security of your personal information in U.S. hospitals is something to be concerned over. An article on UPI explores the study, showing...
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