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Farah Amod: Jan 15, 2025 5:00:51 AM
According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), healthcare cybersecurity is under unprecedented strain in 2024, with 386 breaches reported so...
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Abby Grifno: Jan 14, 2025 1:43:24 PM
The attack is estimated to impact hundreds of companies and millions of smartphone users.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enforces HIPAA regulations, with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) leading these efforts. The OCR...
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Farah Amod: Jan 6, 2025 4:10:33 PM
Massive HIPAA settlements reveal common missteps in healthcare cybersecurity and offer valuable lessons for protecting sensitive patient data.
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On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
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In 2024, California Governor Newsom signed over 1,300 bills into law and vetoed almost 190. Among these, California enacted several impactful laws...
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On September 18, 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement with Pieces Technology under the Texas Deceptive Trade...
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Farah Amod: Dec 30, 2024 6:13:31 PM
A Texas judge has blocked a federal privacy rule, citing conflicts with state laws on abortion and gender care.
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Farah Amod: Dec 25, 2024 5:43:04 PM
Meta was fined €251 million for failing General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements in a Facebook data breach affecting 29 million...
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Kirsten Peremore: Dec 23, 2024 5:51:58 PM
The FBI Cyber Division released a private industry notification on December 16, 2024, warning organizations discussing HiatusRAT1 scanning campaigns.
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 23, 2024 9:29:22 AM
The federal government has proposed updates to the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP) to strengthen public-private partnerships and...
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From January to June 2024, 387 data breaches involving 500 or more records were reported to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), marking an 8.4%...
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Tshedimoso Makhene: Dec 20, 2024 8:16:44 AM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert addressing serious concerns...
