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Tag: Healthcare
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Ransomware Gang Targets Government, Finance, and Healthcare Organizations
Pysa ransomware, which became the dominant strain behind file-encrypting attacks last November, with a 400% rise in attacks on government organizations, is one worth paying
Over One-Third of Medical Practices Have Experienced a Medical Breach: Here’s Why
It’s no secret that the healthcare industry has been a long time target for money-hungry cybercriminals. The combination of a large quantity of sensitive data,
HIPAA Compliance — What Most People Get Wrong and Why Accepting Insurance is a Privilege
The world of HIPAA is a complicated and ever-changing landscape. As qualified technology compliance HIPAA experts (PK Tech owns the Compliancy Group’s HIPAA Seal of
Ransomware Attack Has Grave Effects Beyond Just Financial Ones
It was recently reported that a cyberattack on an Alabama hospital was linked to the first alleged ransomware death, tragically of a child. The Wall
Arizona Medical Practice Completely Loses EHR System in Ransomware Attack
Desert Wells Family Medicine, a local Arizona medical practice, recently permanently lost its electronic health record system (EHR) due to a cyber-attack (reference). The worst
Another Improper Hard Drive Disposal Leads to 100k Health Record Breach – Here Are Our Takeaways
Recently, personal data was leaked from over 100,000 patients at HealthReach Community Health Centers in Maine. How did this happen? Simple: by improper disposal of
Bending the Truth on Your Cybersecurity Insurance Application? See How It Cost a Healthcare Provider $4.125 Million.
If you’ve considered bending the truth or “lies by omission” on your cybersecurity application, we strongly encourage you to reconsider. The consequences can be expensive
55% Increase in Healthcare Breaches in 2020 from Previous Year
Among the many challenges of 2020, healthcare organizations in the U.S. took a big hit on the cybersecurity front. As if the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t
New HIPAA Safe Harbor Law Incentivizes Investment in Cybersecurity
In early January, President Trump signed the HIPAA Safe Harbor Bill (HR 7898 ) into law. The HIPAA Safe Harbor law amends the HITECH Act,
