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A zero-day exploit, also known as a zero-day threat, is an attack that targets a security vulnerability for which no patch or fix is available. The term "zero-day" refers to the lack of time the affected developer or organization has to address the...
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When HIPAA guidelines are violated, it can lead to psychological and emotional consequences, social and interpersonal impacts, erosion of trust in...
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The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule ensures that covered entities promptly inform individuals when there is a breach of their Protected Health...
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Attack surfaces are all the points where an unauthorized user can access a system and extract data. Cloudflare states, “It is essentially like all...
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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces the Privacy and Security Rules in several ways:
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An incident response plan (IRP) is a well-structured approach that outlines how an organization prepares for, detects, responds to, and recovers from...
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According to a study by Georgia State University, an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is designed to monitor network traffic or system activities for...
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Detecting a cyber threat requires threat intelligence, and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) defines this as "evidence-based knowledge,...
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The Breach Notification Rule requires that covered entities follow an outlined process when protected health information (PHI) is inappropriately...
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The Breach Notification Rule establishes protocols for handling and responding to significant data breaches involving protected health information...
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Breach notifications are important because they alert individuals whose personal data may have been compromised, helping them take necessary...
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As seen in the case of the data breach experienced by Familylinks, the organization noticed suspicious activity in one of their employee email...
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Between April 2003 and October 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)has recorded a staggering 374,322 cases of HIPAA breaches...
