Healthcare Data Breaches, Ransomware Top Challenges in 2017

The latest Black Book poll (Read it here) of healthcare PR clients showed that physician satisfaction and medico-legal problems are no longer the key concerns, and that 2017 will see a higher focus [...]

Healthcare Top Target in specific "Gatak" Ransomware Attacks

Recent research shows that healthcare is typically a main target in Gatak ransomware attacks, which lures victims through phony websites for pirated software product licensing keys.

December 1st, 2016 |Categories: Solutionary, Healthcare, Ransomware, Security, HIPAA, Gatak

How long does it take to recover from a ransomware infection?

It Takes 33 Hours according to a recent survey by Vanson Bourne of 500 cybersecurity decision makers that was sponsored by SentinelOne.

Healthcare attorneys call cybersecurity a growing concern

According to a survey undertaken by Bloomberg Law and the American Health Lawyers Association where both corporate attorneys and in-house counsel were polled, 97 percent of respondents believe they [...]

November 13th, 2016 |Categories: OCR, Social Engineering, APT, Blomberg, Healthcare, Security, HIPAA, Compliance, HHS

Ransomware top concern for health IT, security execs - is it yours?

Is security in your top 3 - 5 initiatives and concerns for your business as you enter 2017?

Ransomware attacks on med devices a real possibility

A report issued last year remains relevant today, especially on the heels of the recent attack on public internet DNS provider Dyn that effectively shut down 1/3 of the internet for a full day. This [...]

November 10th, 2016 |Categories: OCR, Social Engineering, Healthcare, FDA, dhs, Security, HIPAA, Compliance, HHS

Providers must be 'defensive' against ransomware

A recent blog post at FierceHealthcare outlined some notes from a panel discussion held at a conference co-hosted by the Health and Human Services Department's Office for Civil Rights and the [...]

November 9th, 2016 |Categories: OCR, Social Engineering, Healthcare, Security, HIPAA, Compliance

HIPAA issues: A recurring nightmare for feds, industry stakeholders HIPAA issues

A great post from the folks at FierceHealthcare as a wrap up to the recent annual meeting on HIPAA and Cybersecurity outlines the challenges for everyone involved. Two pertinent paragraphs outlined [...]

November 8th, 2016 |Categories: OCR, Healthcare, Security, HIPAA, Compliance

Cybercrime-as-a-service

A recent blog from FierceHealthcare outlines the growing rise in the criminal world of Cybercrime-as-a-Service that is specifically focused on the healthcare industry. The focus is sharpening due to [...]

November 7th, 2016 |Categories: Technology, Healthcare, Cybercrime, Security, HIPAA, Compliance, Intel

Move Beyond HIPAA 101 and More OCR Fines on the Way

Providers especially, and the industry as a whole, continue to struggle with HIPAA compliance. Much of it continues to be a box checking mentality that physicians and their administrators or CEO's [...]

October 24th, 2016 |Categories: OCR, Healthcare, HIPAA, Compliance