Tag: HIPAA
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Why Continuous Compliance Monitoring Is Essential For IT Managed Service Providers
Regulatory compliance is no longer just a concern for large enterprises. Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly subject to strict data protection and security regulations, such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, GDPR, and the FTC Safeguards Rule. However, many SMBs struggle to maintain compliance due to limited IT resources, evolving regulatory requirements, and complex security…
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HHS Investigators Get New Mission Under Trump: Root Out DEI
Stretched Agency Must Balance HIPAA Enforcement With Policing DEI in Healthcare. HHS investigators charged with protecting the civil rights and privacy of patients are now assigned to finding and stamping out diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities and hospitals, with DEI now deemed discriminatory under the Trump administration. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Mangelhafte Cybersicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
Tags: access, ai, chatgpt, compliance, cyberattack, cyersecurity, data, endpoint, exploit, HIPAA, insurance, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, usa, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windows15 Prozent der Endgeräte im Gesundheitssektor haben keine oder nicht-übereinstimmente Sicherheits- und Risikokontrollen.Laut dem aktuellen Horizon Report 2025 wurden im Jahr 2024 weltweit 183 Millionen Patientendaten kompromittiert. Das ist ein Anstieg von neun Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Doch weshalb fällt es für Gesundheitseinrichtungen so schwer, sich ausreichend vor Ransomware-Angriffen zu schützen?Um das herauszufinden, hat…
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Proactive Security: Navigating HIPAA’s Proposed Risk Analysis Updates
NOTE: This article discusses proposed changes to existing regulations. These changes are not in effect as of this article’s date… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/proactive-security-navigating-hipaas-proposed-risk-analysis-updates/
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SIEM-Kaufratgeber
Tags: access, ai, api, business, cloud, compliance, container, cyberattack, data, detection, DSGVO, encryption, framework, HIPAA, infrastructure, least-privilege, mail, microsoft, mitre, ml, monitoring, open-source, saas, service, siem, skills, soar, software, threat, toolDie kontextuellen Daten, die SIEM-Lösungen liefern, sind eine grundlegende Komponente moderner Security-Stacks.Protokoll-Daten zu auditieren, zu überprüfen und zu managen, ist alles andere als eine glamouröse Aufgabe aber ein entscheidender Aspekt, um ein sicheres Unternehmensnetzwerk aufzubauen. Schließlich schaffen Event Logs oft eine sekundäre Angriffsfläche für Cyberkriminelle, die damit ihre Aktivitäten verschleiern wollen.Vorgängen wie diesen treten Netzwerksicherheitsexperten…
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Groups Call for Trump to Rescind Proposed HIPAA Rule Update
Health Industry Associations Complain That Proposed Cyber Mandates Are ‘Staggering’. Seven major healthcare industry groups are urging the Trump administration to rescind a proposed update to the HIPAA security rule issued at the end of the Biden administration. The costs and regulatory burden to comply would be staggering to the healthcare sector, they said. First…
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Die besten DAST- & SAST-Tools
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, authentication, awareness, cloud, cyberattack, cybersecurity, docker, framework, HIPAA, injection, PCI, rat, risk, risk-management, service, software, sql, supply-chain, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTools für Dynamic und Static Application Security Testing helfen Entwicklern, ihren Quellcode zu härten. Wir zeigen Ihnen die besten Tools zu diesem Zweck.Die Softwarelieferkette respektive ihre Schwachstellen haben in den vergangenen Jahren für viel Wirbel gesorgt. Ein besonders schlagzeilenträchtiges Beispiel ist der Angriff auf den IT-Dienstleister SolarWinds, bei dem mehr als 18.000 Kundenunternehmen betroffen waren.…
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Will DOGE Access to CMS Data Lead to HIPAA Breaches?
Experts Cast Nervous Eye on Musk and Team’s Handling of Health-Related Info. Privacy experts are keeping a nervous eye on the potential for compromises involving Americans’ health and personal information resulting from the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency – led by Elon Musk – accessing government IT systems containing Medicare and health related data.…
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Ex-HIPAA Officer: State Illegally Shared PHI for Research
Lawsuit Claims R.I. Health Information Exchange Retaliated Against ‘Whistleblower’. The former HIPAA compliance officer of Rhode Island’s state health information exchange is suing the organization in a federal lawsuit claiming that she was terminated from her job after blowing the whistle on the HIE’s alleged unlawful disclosures of patient information for research purposes. First seen…
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What 2025 HIPAA Changes Mean to You
Tags: access, application-security, authentication, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, encryption, healthcare, HIPAA, identity, incident response, insurance, law, mfa, monitoring, nist, office, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-analysis, service, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityWhat 2025 HIPAA Changes Mean to You madhav Tue, 02/04/2025 – 04:49 Thales comprehensive Data Security Platform helps you be compliant with 2025 HIPAA changes. You are going about your normal day, following routine process at your healthcare organization, following the same business process you’ve followed for the last twelve years. You expect Personal Health…
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HIPAA Cybersecurity Requirements and Best Practices
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates a stringent framework for protecting sensitive patient information. These standards form the foundation of cybersecurity measures within the healthcare sector, ensuring… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/hipaa-cybersecurity-requirements-and-best-practices/
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DeepSeek hit by cyberattack and outage amid breakthrough success
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, ceo, china, compliance, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, finance, GDPR, google, group, HIPAA, infrastructure, malicious, nvidia, open-source, risk, saas, service, startup, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityChinese AI startup DeepSeek said it was hit by a cyberattack, prompting the company to restrict user registrations and manage website outages as demand for its AI assistant soared.According to the company’s status page, DeepSeek has been investigating the issue since late evening Beijing time on Monday.”Due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeek’s services, registration…
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US takes aim at healthcare cybersecurity with proposed HIPAA changes
Tags: access, authentication, best-practice, breach, compliance, control, csf, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dora, encryption, finance, framework, government, group, healthcare, HIPAA, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, intelligence, jobs, law, malware, mfa, network, nist, penetration-testing, phishing, privacy, ransom, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, skills, technology, threat, tool, update, usa, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementThe US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a consultation on stricter rules for the safeguarding of electronic health records.The proposed revamp of security rules covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is designed to address the increased risk from cyberattacks such as ransomware against healthcare environments.The revamped rules…
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State and Federal Healthcare Cyber Regs to Watch in 2025
Under the Trump administration, the proposed update to the HIPAA Security Rule – issued in the final weeks of the Biden administration – is likely to get trimmed but not totally cut, predicts regulatory attorney Sharon Klein of the law firm Blank Rome. What else should the health sector expect? First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Box-Checking or Behavior-Changing? Training That Matters
Exploring New Ways to Deliver and Measure Cybersecurity Awareness Programs Regulations like GDPR, HIPAA and CMMC have made security awareness training a staple of corporate security programs. But compliance is only part of the story. Organizations face an even deeper challenge: influencing employee behavior in ways that create a truly secure workplace. First seen on…
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15 States Sue HHS to Drop HIPAA Reproductive Health Info Reg
HHS’ Privacy Rule Update Limits Use, Disclosure of Reproductive Health PHI. A Biden administration HIPAA Privacy Rule that went into effect last June to restrict the disclosure of reproductive health information is being challenged in federal court by the attorneys general of 15 states. The AGs are asking a Tennessee federal court to overturn the…
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Sen. Warren Fires Off 175 Questions to RFK Jr. on HHS, HIPAA
Tags: HIPAAElizabeth Warren Letter Probes Kennedy on His Plans if Confirmed as HHS Secretary. Senate confirmation hearings have not yet been set for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. But that hasn’t stopped at least one lawmaker from already firing off an extensive list of questions to Robert…
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Sen. Warren Fires Off 175 Questions to RFK Jr on HHS, HIPAA
Tags: HIPAAElizabeth Warren Letter Probes Kennedy on His Plans if Confirmed as HHS Secretary. Senate confirmation hearings have not yet been set for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. But that hasn’t stopped at least one lawmaker from already firing off an extensive list of questions to Robert…
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Enhancing Health Care Cybersecurity: Bridging HIPAA Gaps with Innovation
The proposed HIPAA Security Rule introduces mandatory measures to prevent malicious cyberattacks in health care. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/health-care-cybersecurity-2025/
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HHS Proposes Major Overhaul of HIPAA Security Rule in the Wake of Change Healthcare Breach
The new rules come in the wake of the Change Healthcare breach, which exposed the electronic personal health information of about 100 million Americans. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/hhs-proposes-major-overhaul-of-hipaa-security-rule-in-the-wake-of-change-healthcare-breach/
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Florida Firm Fined $337K by Feds for Data Deleted in Hack
Behavioral Health Company Lost Electronic PHI for Nearly 3,000 Patients in Breach. A Florida-based behavioral health holding company has paid federal regulators a $337,750 HIPAA settlement for a 2018 incident involving the deletion of electronic protected health information pertaining to nearly 3,000 patients. How should other entities avoid these data loss situations? First seen on…
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HHS Proposes Mandating MFA, Data Encryption in HIPAA
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/hhs-proposes-mandating-mfa-data-encryption-in-hipaa
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2 HIPAA Business Associates Pay HHS Ransomware Settlements
Agency Kicks Off New Year With First HIPAA Enforcement Actions, $170K in Fines. A Massachusetts firm that provides billing and other services to home health agencies and a Virginia-based data hosting and cloud provider are the latest companies paying federal regulators settlements. HHS levied $170,000 in fines following investigations into ransomware breaches. First seen on…
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What to Know About the Proposed New HIPAA Rules
If approved, the proposed new HIPAA rules will reshape the landscape of healthcare cybersecurity, partially addressing the recent OIG report’s findings on the ineffectiveness of current HIPAA audits. For CISOs, these changes present both opportunities and challenges as they work to enhance their organizations’ cybersecurity practices. The updated compliance requirements for electronic protected health information……
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Privacy Roundup: Week 1 of Year 2025
Tags: access, ai, android, apple, authentication, botnet, breach, browser, business, captcha, chrome, compliance, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, google, group, hacker, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, Internet, law, leak, login, malware, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, router, service, software, threat, tool, update, virus, vulnerabilityThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 29 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2024. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things overlap; for…
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New HIPAA Cybersecurity Rules Pull No Punches
Healthcare organizations of all shapes and sizes will be held to a stricter standard of cybersecurity starting in 2025 with new proposed rules, but not all have the budget for it. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/hipaa-security-rules-pull-no-punches