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Navigating the Threat Landscape: Common Cybersecurity Risks and Solutions for Healthcare Providers

Feb 2, 2024

It’s safe to say that cybersecurity is one of the hottest topics in healthcare right now. Both cyber attack techniques and employee susceptibility are dramatically increasing in the industry, and current government guidelines are scrambling to keep up. Understanding common cybersecurity risks and implementing effective solutions is crucial to safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring compliance...

Elements of a Comprehensive HIPAA Annual Training

Sep 22, 2023

Introduction Navigating HIPAA can be an intimidating process, from finding information to documenting completed requirements. According to the training page of the OCR’s website: “The HIPAA Rules are flexible and scalable to accommodate the enormous range in types and sizes of entities that must comply with them. This means that there is no single standardized...

Your New HIPAA + Cybersecurity News Source

May 9, 2022

Good Intentions Your workday in your healthcare business may start out with a clear plan of what you have ahead – you have your task list and work items to get through. But when it comes to cybersecurity, we need to be made aware of things in a timely and efficient manner. It may be...

Employee Errors

Jul 6, 2020

We all know (or should know) that human error accounts for the majority of breaches. Phishing gives hackers entry to a business’s front door by manipulating the employees who work there. Phishing is when a cyberattack is disguised and delivered using email as the carrier or weapon. Through very convincing and cleverly designed messages, the...

Study Finds Healthcare Sector Uniquely Susceptible to Phishing Attacks

Mar 26, 2019

Is the healthcare sector uniquely vulnerable to phishing attacks? A recent report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association says yes, with research to back that claim. A team of researchers led by William Gordon, MD of Harvard Medical School and Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital set out to answer the question, “Are...

Ransomware Is Alive and Well – Here Are 10 Tips to Help Protect Your Organization

Jan 22, 2019

Remember ransomware, the malicious software that blocks computer access until a ransom demand is paid? The threat was huge and dominated headlines in the past but seems to have slowed down in recent months. Could the decline in publications citing ransomware as the cause of a data breach or loss of data indicate that...

Why Physicians Need Improved Cybersecurity Education

Nov 6, 2018

A recent survey conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the consulting firm Accenture surveyed 1,300 U.S. physicians to find out about their experiences and attitudes towards cybersecurity. Unsettling findings in the survey revealed a lack of cybersecurity education among physicians. The five key findings of the survey as reported by the AMA and...

Why Your Employees Break the Rules

Oct 30, 2018

It’s no secret that employees violate security policies. Whether we’d like to admit it or not, there’s a good chance we have all violated a security policy once upon a time. Sometimes, employees violate policies to save time or make their job easier, and sometimes, they don’t even know they’re doing it. How do you...

Phishing Attack Leaves 37K Gold Coast Health Plan Members’ PHI at Risk

Oct 22, 2018

On October 5, California-based Gold Coast Health Plan (GCHP) informed the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that a phishing attack may have exposed the protected health information of 37,005 plan members. The attack occurred when hackers successfully tricked a GCHP employee with a phishing email, which allowed the hackers access to that employee’s email account...

Why Hackers Target Healthcare

Oct 16, 2018

Cybercriminals have been targeting the healthcare industry for years. As healthcare has become the second largest sector of the U.S. economy, it should come as no surprise that the industry receives special attention from hackers. Aside from its size, what else accounts for the indisputable interest cybercriminals have in exploiting healthcare? Hackers Set Sights on...

Navigating the Threat Landscape: Common Cybersecurity Risks and Solutions for Healthcare Providers

Elements of a Comprehensive HIPAA Annual Training

Your New HIPAA + Cybersecurity News Source

Employee Errors

Study Finds Healthcare Sector Uniquely Susceptible to Phishing Attacks

Ransomware Is Alive and Well – Here Are 10 Tips to Help Protect Your Organization

Why Physicians Need Improved Cybersecurity Education

Why Your Employees Break the Rules

Phishing Attack Leaves 37K Gold Coast Health Plan Members’ PHI at Risk

Why Hackers Target Healthcare

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