Security professionals have been talking for months about the dangers of smart devices, most of which are almost comically (and tragically) lacking...
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As much attention as the recent, worldwide “Wannacry” ransomware attack got for bringing the UK’s health system to its knees and idling factories...
Read MoreLast year, the Department of Health and Human Services made headlines by issuing more than a dozen hefty fines to big companies that deal with...
Read MoreHealth Care Employees Have Big Problems With Data Security
April 25, 2017
Over the past two years, the hackers of the world have begun to shift focus. Previously, their preferred targets had been big credit card companies,...
Read MoreStolen USB Drive Gets Insurance Company $2.2 Million HIPAA Fine
February 6, 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services is off to a busy start in 2017, having just levied their second hefty fine for HIPAA violations. In this...
Read MorePatient Information On Social Media Shows Need For Better Security
January 17, 2017
A very strange and disturbing case of the theft of protected health information has come from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human...
Read MoreWatch Out For Emails Asking To Do A HIPAA Audit
December 27, 2016
There’s a new phishing email making the rounds that your firm needs to be aware of if you deal with protected health information (PHI) in any way and...
Read MoreMedical Devices Found To Have Major Security Risks
December 16, 2016
It’s official. The almost complete lack of security in the Internet of Things can kill you. Researchers operating out of the University of Birmingham...
Read MoreAnother Organization Gets Hit With Massive HIPAA Fine
December 9, 2016
The University of Massachusetts’ Amherst campus just learned a hard and incredibly expensive lesson about how serious the Department of Health and...
Read MoreHIPAA Hits Hard, Health Company Receives 2 Million Dollar Fine
November 4, 2016
Yet more evidence that the federal government’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is cracking down on HIPPA violations, the agency...
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