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Numotion reports second data breach in 2024
United Seating and Mobility, operating as Numotion, reported a data breach involving unauthorized access to employee email accounts, exposing sensitive patient information.
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HIPAA encryption requirements
Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 27, 2024 2:24:32 PM
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establishes stringent standards for safeguarding protected health information (PHI),...
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Hot Topic data breach exposes personal information of over 50 million
Farah Amod: Nov 27, 2024 1:59:01 PM
What happened A data breach affecting Hot Topic and related retailers Torrid and BoxLunch has reportedly exposed the personal information of...
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What is healthcare data security?
Farah Amod: Nov 27, 2024 1:47:33 PM
Healthcare data security safeguards sensitive information, ensuring the privacy and integrity of patient records, and protecting healthcare...
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What is a Smurf attack?
Kirsten Peremore: Nov 27, 2024 5:25:42 AM
A smurf attack is a type of distributed denial of service (DDos) attack where the attacker uses a network's broadcast addresses to flood a target...
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Familylinks breach connected to employee email account
Liyanda Tembani: Nov 26, 2024 7:57:04 PM
Familylinks Inc., a nonprofit healthcare provider based in Pittsburgh, recently reported a data security incident that potentially exposed the...
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Learning from the TriHealth Physician data breach
Liyanda Tembani: Nov 26, 2024 7:52:55 PM
On November 14, 2024, TriHealth Physician Partners reported a data breach from a security incident at one of its vendors. The breach exposed...
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What is a post-breach risk assessment?
Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 26, 2024 7:47:28 PM
A post-breach risk assessment is a structured evaluation conducted after a data breach or cybersecurity incident to determine the scope, impact, and...
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Quantum computing in healthcare
Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 26, 2024 7:27:06 PM
Quantum computing in healthcare has the potential to revolutionize various aspects of the industry, particularly in areas such as drug discovery,...
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Social media HIPAA violations: Citadel Winston-Salem and Tiktok
Farah Amod: Nov 26, 2024 7:06:22 PM
A nurse’s TikTok videos joking about mistreating patients led to a suspension and sparked debate about professionalism and social media use in...
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Human factors that affect healthcare cybersecurity
Healthcare organizations are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks because of the volume of protected health information (PHI) they handle.
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Option Care Health announces data breach
Liyanda Tembani: Nov 26, 2024 3:20:31 PM
Option Care Health, a provider of home and alternate site infusion therapy, recently reported a data security incident that compromised the protected...
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Watchdog report finds gaps in HHS cybersecurity policies
Farah Amod: Nov 26, 2024 3:07:21 PM
GAO report reveals gaps in HHS cybersecurity policies, raising concerns about the healthcare sector's preparedness against cyber threats.