The Long Anticipated Next Round of HIPAA Audits Finally Taking Shape

by | Nov 19, 2015 | Business Associate, Compliance, HIPAA, HIPAA Audit, HIPAA Business Associate, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Penalty, HiTech, Regulatory Compliance

We have been urging clients, covered entities and business associates to prepare for almost two years. As I have said many times, being prepared for an audit is more about taking the appropriate and responsible steps toward compliance and security than it is about the...

What Hospitals Need to Know (and DO) about Vulnerable Medical Devices

by | May 21, 2014 | HIPAA, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA HITECH, HiTech, Hospital Security, IT Security, Medical Device Security, Risk Assessment, Security Breach, Wireless Medical Devices

On the popular tv show Homeland, Vice President Walden’s hacked pacemaker became the weapon for his assassination. In an interview last year, former Vice President Dick Cheney confirmed that the possibility of his pacemaker being hacked had been discussed and the...

Severe HIPAA Penalty Serves as a Warning

by | Apr 25, 2014 | Business Associate, Compliance, Current IT Security Events, Cyber Security, HIPAA, HIPAA Business Associate, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA HITECH, HiTech, IT News You Can Use, IT Security, IT Security Breach, Security Breach

The Department  of Health and Human Services released news last week that a HIPAA Covered Entity health care provider has incurred a $1.7M fine as the result of just one unencrypted laptop that went missing from one of their satellite facilities. This penalty was more...

Don’t Let End of Life for Software be the End of Your Security

by | Apr 7, 2014 | Compliance, HIPAA, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA HITECH, HiTech, IT News You Can Use, IT Security, Microsoft, Patch Management, Windows XP Vulnerability

Compliance Issues Raised by the End of Life for Windows XP Software It’s the end of the road for Windows XP. The very popular and widely used Microsoft operating system will have officially reached its “end of life” for organizations in the United States. As of...

10 Ways to Avoid the Negative Effects of Social Engineering

by | Oct 16, 2013 | Best Practices, Compliance, Email Security, HIPAA, HIPAA HITECH, HiTech, IT News You Can Use, IT Security, Loricca, Password Maintenance, Regulatory Compliance, Security Awareness Training, Security Breach, Social Engineering, Workstation Security

Social Engineering – gaining unauthorized information by deception, including fraudulent activities meant to gain access to computer systems that are protected by passwords, user IDs, etc. Social Engineering is one of the most overlooked vulnerabilities for...
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