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When can state laws can override federal privacy protections?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule is a federal baseline for safeguarding individuals'protected health information (PHI).
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Evaluating the effectiveness of employee awareness training
Kapua Iao: Feb 5, 2025 8:16:00 AM
Employee awareness training verifies that staff are aware of the HIPAA Act and adhere to its guidelines. Supporting a training program with an...
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Treatment, health care operations, and marketing under HIPAA
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Information Privacy page, “the overlap among common usages of the terms...
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How to verify an email recipient
Tshedimoso Makhene: Feb 4, 2025 6:29:11 PM
95% of cyberattacks are due to human error, including sending emails to the wrong recipient. This statistic demonstrates the need for healthcare...
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A deep dive into nation-state cyber actors and their tactics
Cyber warfare has become a major part of geopolitical strategies, with nation-state actors using cyberattacks for espionage, financial gain, and...
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Is Google Workspace HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)
Kirsten Peremore: Feb 4, 2025 5:37:30 PM
Based on our research, Google Workspace can be HIPAA compliant if properly configured, but it has limitations that may pose risks when handling...
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DeepSeek exposes sensitive user data due to unsecured databases
Tshedimoso Makhene: Feb 4, 2025 5:15:56 PM
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek exposed sensitive user and operational data through unsecured ClickHouse database instances.
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A closer look at 2024’s top cyber targets
The IT sector According to the Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024, IT was the most targeted sector by nation-state actors, accounting for 24% of...
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Over 148K affected in Delta Health cyberattack
Delta County Memorial Hospital District (‘Delta Health’) in Colorado recently disclosed a cyberattack between May 27 and May 30, 2024, potentially...
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Is Miro HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)
Farah Amod: Feb 4, 2025 2:11:04 PM
Based on our research, Miro is not HIPAA compliant because it does not meet the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
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River Region Cardiology Associates faces 500k person data breach
River Region Cardiology Associates has disclosed a data breach that compromised the sensitive personal and protected health information of 500,000...
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Is MacStadium HIPAA compliant? (2025 update)
Tshedimoso Makhene: Feb 4, 2025 11:59:06 AM
Based on our research, MacStadium is not HIPAA compliant because it does not meet the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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Lucent Health delays breach notification for 16 months
Lucent Health Solutions, LLC, a third-party health plan administrator, experienced a data breach in October 2023 that exposed individuals’protected...