by Gary Pritts | Apr 30, 2014 | HIPAA
The FBI recently issued two private industry notices (PINs) to the healthcare sector, warning that cyber-attacks against devices and systems in that industry are likely to increase. The notices were issued to a number of undisclosed and unidentified organizations in... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Apr 29, 2014 | HIPAA
Microsoft announced over the weekend that all versions of Internet Explorer have a “serious security hole” that hackers can use to take over a computer and hijack your computer. In their announcement, Microsoft stated that they are aware of limited, targeted attacks... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Apr 26, 2014 | HIPAA
Tufts Health Plan, who offers health insurance plans for Medicare Advantage, individual or group health insurance in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, announced in an April 24 press release that a security breach had exposed the personal information of 8,830 seniors who... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Apr 26, 2014 | HIPAA
Encryption is the single most essential technology to use for healthcare security breach prevention, according to Joy Pritts, chief privacy officer at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In an interview with Healthcare Info Security, Pritts states... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Apr 25, 2014 | HIPAA
Covered entities and business associates who need to comply with HIPAA encryption standards first have some high-level planning which is addressed in the post Encrypting Mobile Devices – First Create a Plan. Many organizations will choose to use... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Apr 24, 2014 | HIPAA
The recent enforcement actions against Concentra Health Services and QCA Health Plan, Inc. are two more messages to HIPAA covered entities (and business associates!) to encrypt their PHI. For most organizations, encrypting mobile devices is usually the first priority... Read More
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