Healthcare cybersecurity
Compliance and Regulatory

Healthcare cybersecurity regulations, laws, and resources for the healthcare professional (as of January 2021)

 (HIPAA series #4) Introduction A fundamental part of working within the healthcare industry is ensuring that the ...

The physical side of cybersecurity
HIPAA

 The physical side of cybersecurity – an introduction to physical security and some ‘hard’ recommendations.

Introduction In a time when cybersecurity is elevated to an absolute necessity for organizations that otherwise weren...

Social Networking
Quick Tips

3 Types of Information to Protect While Using Social Networking and Social Media

Introduction Today’s Internet is so far beyond its beginnings with ARPANET in the 1960s that there is no comparison. ...

Why Do People Hate Computers
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Why Do People Hate Computers?

Introduction Almost every day, our senses are slammed with new promotions, ads, and details for the “latest and...

Beyond HIPAA
HIPAA

Beyond HIPAA: Other Cybersecurity Considerations

Beyond HIPAA: Other Cybersecurity considerations that health care providers/business associates/suppliers need to be cog...

WizardUpdate Has New Capabilities
Cyber Breach News & Events

Malware Update: WizardUpdate Has New Capabilities

IntroductionOn October 22nd of this year, Sergiu Gatlan on BleepingComputer.com posted a story concerning new WizardUpda...

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Cyber Breach HIPAA News & Events

Broward Health Data Breach Impacts over 1.3 Million Patients and Staff Members

Introduction: Since January 1 of 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services has reported at least 690 healthca...

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Cyber Breach HIPAA News & Events Quick Tips

Alert: Researchers Find Serious Vulnerabilities in Medical Equipment

CISA Issues an Advisory On 21 October, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an...

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Ransomware

What is ransomware? The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a Department of Homeland Security co...

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Authentication

Proving you are who you say you are In the world of cybersecurity, authentication means using some means to identify ...

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Compliance and Regulatory

HIPAA Home Worker Compliance Checklist

  Introduction Since being signed into law in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (...

SpywareInfectsIOSDevices
Cyber Breach News & Events

Patch NOW! NSO Group Spyware Infects IOS Devices of Ordinary Citizens. Apple Issues Update.

NSO Group The NSO Group intends to be a force for good. According to their website, “NSO creates technology that ...