The Ins and Outs of Risk Management
Risk Assessment and Risk Management A Risk Assessment1 is a first step in protecting your organization, but it feeds into something as important – Risk Management. What is Risk Management? It’s the process of identifying, evaluating, and then mitigating the risks in...
My Business Just Experienced a Cyber-Attack!
What’s New? Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) released a cybersecurity checklist and infographic in response to the WannaCry ransomware attacks in 2017. HHS OCR provides a breakdown of the steps covered entities, business associates...
5 Common HIPAA Mistakes
Now more than ever, HIPAA compliance is a must. It’s hard to believe, but HIPAA errors found to be violations can soar to over several million dollars and can even include jail time! We know HIPAA can be confusing. The devil’s in the details – there are a lot of...
HIPAA Compliance Will Stop Ransomware’s Damage
On average, there have been 4,000 daily ransomware attacks since early 2016, an increase of 300% from the 1,000 daily ransomware attacks reported in 2015.1 Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) has released a fact sheet, stating that implementing...
WannaCry Ransomware Protection with HIPAA
WannaCry, WannaCrypt, Wana Decryptor or WCry, whatever it is called, ransomware has been spreading through over 150 countries and many are concerned for good reason. The WannaCry malware attack is the largest ransomware attack to date. The attack started on Friday...
Creating and Managing Passwords
How many times a day do you access applications or websites that require passwords? The temptation is to make passwords simple or reuse the same password. The 2017 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report found that 81 percent of hacking-related breaches succeeded...
Malicious Social Engineering and HIPAA
Spam accounts for 65% of the total volume of global internet email traffic according to Cisco’s 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report. The Report also points out that hackers are successfully using automated attacks on your company’s networks, leaving them more time to...
HIPAA Violations Every Day and Every Size
We frequently get questions about whether or not an event is a HIPAA violation. Some of the events are hazy, others are clear-cut. We received an email from a nurse last week with a question. She received a postcard inviting her to a weight-loss clinic and get a $25...