Security News and Advice
HC3 Alerts Healthcare Sector Concerning Threat of Zero-day Attacks
The HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has published a notification to the healthcare…
82% Of Healthcare Companies Have Suffered an IoT Cyberattack during the Last 18 Months
Medigate and CrowdStrike performed new research which presented the degree to which hackers are attacking…
PHI of 1.27 Million Patients Compromised in Two Healthcare Data Breaches
The protected health information (PHI) of 1,271,642 people was compromised and possibly stolen in two…
JEV Plastic Surgery & Medical Aesthetics and UNC Health Reported Data Breaches
JEV Plastic Surgery & Medical Aesthetics based in Owing Mills, MD has began sending notifications…
Ransomware Attacks Reported by Victory Health Partners and Strategic Benefits Advisors
Victory Health Partners Alerts Patients Concerning September 2021 Ransomware Attack Victory Health Partners based in…
42% of Healthcare Companies Have Not Established an Incident Response Plan
Ransomware attacks, hacks, and other IT security problems are the cause of major data breach…
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Data Privacy
University Hospital Newark Alerts 9,000 People About Historic Insider Data Breach
University Hospital Newark (NY) has found out that a former worker had accessed the protected health information(PHI) of thousands of patients without authorization over the duration of a year. That…
CISA Released Insider Threat Self-Assessment Tool
Public and private industry companies have a new tool that can be used to evaluate how much they are vulnerable to insider threats. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)…
NCCoE Publishes Final Cybersecurity Practice Guide on Mobile Application Solo Sign-On for First Responders
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just published the latest edition of the NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide SP 1800-13, Mobile…
Data Security
HC3 Alerts Healthcare Sector Concerning Threat of Zero-day Attacks
The HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has published a notification to the healthcare and public health industry concerning a rise in financially inspired zero-day attacks, teaching mitigation strategies…
JEV Plastic Surgery & Medical Aesthetics and UNC Health Reported Data Breaches
JEV Plastic Surgery & Medical Aesthetics based in Owing Mills, MD has began sending notifications to 1,620 patients concerning the exposure of some of their protected health information (PHI) because…
PHI Exposed in Tech Etch Ransomware Attack and UNC Hospitals Data Theft
Tech Etch located in Plymouth, MA makes precision-engineered thin metal pieces, versatile printed circuits, and EMI/RFI shielding. It has reported a ransomware attack that resulted in the potential compromise of…
HIPAA and HITECH Compliance
42% of Healthcare Companies Have Not Established an Incident Response Plan
Ransomware attacks, hacks, and other IT security problems are the cause of major data breach reports sent to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, although…
New Jersey Infertility Clinic Settles HIPAA Violatioin and Diamond Data Breach
A New Jersey infertility clinic has reached a settlement with the state and will pay a $495,000 penalty fee for its violation of the HIPAA and New Jersey laws as…
What is a HIPAA Subpoena?
Lately, the U.S. Department of Justice has been pursuing healthcare criminal acts and investigations frequently entail the issuance of a HIPAA subpoena. The subpoena pressures HIPAA-regulated entities to give data…
IT Security Breaches
82% Of Healthcare Companies Have Suffered an IoT Cyberattack during the Last 18 Months
Medigate and CrowdStrike performed new research which presented the degree to which hackers are attacking healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) devices and alerts about the disturbing status of IoT security…
Ransomware Attacks Reported by Victory Health Partners and Strategic Benefits Advisors
Victory Health Partners Alerts Patients Concerning September 2021 Ransomware Attack Victory Health Partners based in Mobile, AL has informed patients concerning a ransomware attack it detected on September 23, 2021….
Highlighting the Importance of Cybersecurity This Cybersecurity Awareness Month
The topic of the 4th week of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is “Cybersecurity First.” The emphasis is on letting businesses know about the importance of cybersecurity steps to handle vulnerabilities in…