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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 8, 2024 5:13:41 PM
Schneider Electric is investigating a ransomware attack claimed by the Hellcat group. The group is demanding $125,000 in baguettes and threatening to release sensitive data unless their demand is met.
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 7, 2024 12:46:03 PM
Business associates do not have the authority to grant individuals the opportunity to amend their PHI. Patients must submit amendment requests to the...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 6, 2024 2:26:28 PM
Canadian law enforcement authorities recently apprehended Alexander Moucka, also known by the online aliases Judische and Waifu, in connection with a...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 6, 2024 3:12:42 AM
Business associates are not required to give individuals direct access to their protected health information (PHI). However, they must assist the...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 5, 2024 4:47:50 PM
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released guidance to help operators...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 5, 2024 1:43:59 PM
Canadian law enforcement has arrested Alexander Moucka, a suspect in a significant cyberattack that compromised the data of numerous Snowflake...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 5, 2024 7:34:08 AM
Blood banks are generally not bound by HIPAA, but they adhere to FDA regulations, state privacy laws, and their own confidentiality policies to...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 4, 2024 4:59:24 PM
Electronic business associate agreements (BAAs), signed with an electronic signature, are permissible under the HIPAA Privacy Rule if they meet all...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 4, 2024 3:30:14 PM
Cybersecurity performance goals (CPGs) are a set of cybersecurity best practices and minimum-security standards developed by the Cybersecurity and...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 4, 2024 3:20:38 PM
Machine-in-the-middle attacks, often called "man-in-the-middle" (MitM) attacks, occur when an attacker intercepts communication between two parties...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 4, 2024 3:45:00 AM
Network segmentation is a security practice that involves dividing a computer network into smaller, manageable sub-networks (segments). This approach...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 31, 2024 1:30:18 PM
Access controls are the security protocols and measures that determine who can access specific resources, systems, or information within an...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 30, 2024 4:01:47 PM
At the recent joint HHS and National Institute of Standards and Technology security conference, HHS OCR senior advisor for health information...
