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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 3, 2024 7:00:59 PM
Text bombing is a type of cyber harassment where someone sends a large number of unsolicited text messages to a target's phone in a short period. Text bombing is illegal in many places, as it can be considered harassment or a cyberattack.
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 3, 2024 6:45:44 PM
Healthcare organizations must ensure they do not share protected health information (PHI) in automatic reply messages to comply with HIPAA...
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Kirsten Peremore: Oct 3, 2024 4:18:34 PM
The purpose of redaction in email chains is to remove sensitive or confidential information before sharing the email with others. When employing this...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 3, 2024 3:52:07 PM
Identity has become a major target for cybercriminals, affecting organizations of all sizes, and particularly healthcare. High-profile incidents like...
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Farah Amod: Oct 3, 2024 8:59:48 AM
Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly transformed many industries, and healthcare is no exception. Along with the benefits, there are growing...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 3, 2024 8:36:01 AM
Social engineering, or when users are manipulated to reveal data by threat actors, is a major threat to healthcare. According to the Carahsoft 2021...
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Liyanda Tembani: Oct 2, 2024 7:13:19 AM
No, it is not necessarily against HIPAA to give results over the phone. Still, it requires careful adherence to specific guidelines. Healthcare...
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Farah Amod: Oct 2, 2024 6:55:22 AM
HIPAA violations can have serious consequences for both healthcare organizations and individual employees. The severity of a violation, along with...
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Farah Amod: Oct 2, 2024 6:51:59 AM
HIPAA gives patients greater control over health information through several provisions. These include the rights to access, consent, privacy,...
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Farah Amod: Oct 2, 2024 6:25:42 AM
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pushing to eliminate outdated password rules in a sweeping overhaul to enhance security...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 1, 2024 3:53:33 PM
Text messaging is a convenient and effective form of communication, but it also presents opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit unsuspecting...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 1, 2024 2:48:08 PM
On the 26th of September, the U.S. Treasury made headlines by sanctioning two cryptocurrency exchanges, Cryptex and PM2BTC, for laundering millions...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 1, 2024 1:52:48 PM
Implementing RBAC provides a structured, secure, and scalable way to manage user access across an organization. By defining roles, assigning...
