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...
Feb 26, 2018 | Breach, HSN, ransomware, Security Training
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Jan 29, 2018 | HSN, ransomware
Ransomware dominated the healthcare industry in 2017, with six of the top ten breaches reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services a direct result of the malicious software. An article on Security Current looks at some ransomware attacks from 2017 as...
Dec 11, 2017 | HSN, Policies and Procedures
HIPAA is often described as dealing with CIA – the Confidentiality, Integrity and Access to patient records. In the past, access to patient records often required a written request, accompanied by a response in the mail that could take several weeks. However, in...
