Smishing – The Next Cyber Threat
It seems like cyber attackers and scammers have been making headlines more and more lately as they’re finding different ways to kidnap your data and hold it hostage. It’s no surprise that another type of attack is rearing its ugly head more frequently. Smishing. Heard...
A Year In the Life of HIPAA
Data breaches are on the rise, and your awareness about becoming and staying HIPAA compliant likely are, too. In its half-yearly report, ITRC (Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council) calculated that 791 U.S. data breaches have already been reported in 2017...
A History of HIPAA: 8 Things You Should Know
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to protect American families from the dangers of losing health insurance coverage. Mainly it was designed to provide workers with insurance portability during a job change or loss. Its...
A Data Breach Affects Your Wallet – and Your Reputation
When you prepare for HIPAA compliance, you may not immediately think about the possibility of a data breach and the fines and penalties associated with it. It is understandable that some of you may have “a breach can’t happen to my company” attitude, but the increase...
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...