Apr 23, 2018 | Breach, HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Fine, HSN, ransomware
Malicious cyberattacks are increasing every day around the globe. In fact, cyber-incidents nearly doubled from 82,000 incidents in 2016, to 159,700 in 2017. While the media often depicts large corporations as the primary target for cyberattacks, small business are...
Mar 30, 2018 | Audit, HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Fine, HSN
This article was written by Matt Fisher and originally appeared on the Mirick O’Connell Health Law Blog. It is published here with permission. At some point in time most group practices, hospitals or other provider organizations will receive a letter from the...
Jul 17, 2017 | Breach, HIPAA Fine, HSN
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...
Jul 17, 2017 | Breach, HIPAA Fine, HSN
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...
Jun 29, 2017 | Breach, HIPAA Fine, HIPAA Violations, HSN, Security Training
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...
Jun 29, 2017 | Breach, HIPAA Fine, HIPAA Violations, HSN, Security Training
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...