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Tag: HIPAA
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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,
Cybersecurity Data Breach Puts Over One Million Dental Patients at Risk
The dental industry is one of the latest industries under attack from dire cybercriminals, with many crooks taking advantage of weaknesses exposed through the pandemic
New Wave of COVID-19 Cases Sees Increase in Ransomware Affecting Healthcare Industry
Ransomware has been a popular topic on our blog in 2020, and for a good reason. It continues to affect businesses and be a highly
A Jersey Hospital Pays $670k to Criminals in Order to Protect Patient Data
To prevent a major data leak, the University Hospital New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey, paid $670,000 to dissolve a ransomware attack (source). Paying the
Small Provider’s Stolen Laptop Leads to One Million Dollar HIPAA Fine
A $1,040,000 fine for a fairly small provider. That’s the number we’ll be talking about in this blog. Ready to keep reading? In the latest
Free Email Accounts and HIPAA Compliance
Let’s talk about the elephant in the waiting room. If you’re subject to HIPAA and use free email, you’re taking an unnecessary risk with your
Is Your Business Using One Email Address? This May Be Hurting You.
Do you share email addresses with coworkers and staff? If you answered yes, this blog is for you. We’ve spoken to a lot of businesses