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...