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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enforces HIPAA regulations, with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) leading these efforts. The OCR is responsible for investigating complaints, conducting audits, and enforcing penalties for any...
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In 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) reinforced protections against disability-based...
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This year, the HHS Office for Civil Rights began reinforcing regulations outlined in 42 CFR Part 2, which strengthens the protection of substance use...
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a US law designed to protect patient privacy and secure medical information. It...
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Lateral movement is a tactic in cyberattacks that allows hackers to navigate through a network undetected after gaining initial access. This stealthy...
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According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) represent the behavioral patterns...
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From January to June 2024, 387 data breaches involving 500 or more records were reported to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), marking an 8.4%...
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After a seven-year break, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) restarts its HIPAA privacy audits because of the surge in cyberattacks targeting...
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Monument Health has become the latest healthcare provider to report its fallout due to the Change Healthcare data breachthat was discovered in...
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Regional Care, Inc. (RCI) recently announced a data breach that exposed the sensitive information of over 225,000 individuals. The breach, detected...
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The advancement of technology, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, is challenging traditional approaches to healthcare data...
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Email-based threats have become one of the most pervasive cybersecurity challenges, affecting 90% of global organizations and causing an estimated...
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According to a study inBMJ Health Care Informatics, 2-3% of email and internet traffic in healthcare organizations is flagged as suspicious, equating...
