HIPAA Archive
A US government report has revealed the health care sector is the sector worst-affected by data breaches. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services’ 2020 Healthcare Breach Report, security incidents in hospitals and medical clinics resulted in …
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes to the way organizations operate. It’s estimated that the number of remote workers increased from just over 4% of the workforce to almost half, with about 80% of employers allowing at least …
COVID-19 changed life as we knew it, and few understand that better than those working in the health care industry. Business as usual turned to chaos as the virus led to overrun hospitals, overworked staff, and a surge in cyber …
On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services published its proposed changes to the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). The changes, which would not be effective until March 22, 2021, concern the right of patients …
New technologies, whether from Apple, Facebook or other organizations always cause regulatory confusion. When cars were first developed and sold in large numbers in the early 20th century, the streets were chaos: there were no stop signs, warning signs, traffic …
IT Governance USA has launched a new survey to learn where organizations stand on current cyber related regulations. Findings will be used to develop new courses, services, products, and webinars. The seven-question “The Effect of Regulations in Business” survey aims …
We recently ran a webinar titled, “Why should North American organizations comply with the GDPR?” to help these entities better understand the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and learn why they should comply. It ended with our presenter answering some …
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) 2018 Cybersecurity Survey interviewed more than 200 information security professionals in the health care sector. The majority (75.7%) of respondents claimed that their organization experienced a serious security incident in the past …
The healthcare industry is notorious for insider threats, and a new report from Protenus suggests this reputation isn’t going away. The organization’s monthly Breach Barometer found that insiders were responsible for 15 data breaches in the healthcare industry in September, …
Global spending on information security products and services will reach $86.4 billion this year, according to research firm Gartner. This would be a 7% increase over 2016, a rise that is expected to continue, with the firm predicting a $93 …
