CynergisTek's latest healthcare cybersecurity report found that vendors were behind 20 percent of healthcare data breaches in 2018, some of which were the largest seen to date.
The proliferation of mobile medical devices means providers, payers and even patients are collecting more data than ever before. But do they know what to do with it?
Reporting a Data Breach to HHS – Collect All the Information the First time
Some 30% of consumers surveyed said they would never again use a small business that suffered a data breach, according to a new report from Bank of America Merchant Services.
Strong healthcare data security requires comprehensive physical, logical, and compliance measures to ensure data stays safe.
Medicine is, at heart, a data problem. Diagnosis and treatment need as full a picture as possible, but that picture is painted from private details.
Digital transformation in healthcare is rapidly evolving and driving the need for systems that can manage and organize large amounts of data.
Digital transformation initiatives bring a slew of data privacy concerns to US health organizations, according to a Thales report.
Covered entities and business associates must know what constitutes a HIPAA data breach and what the consequences are for violating HIPAA.
With the recent data security breaches at several powerhouses, brands need to find new brand management strategies to maintain their value.
Hospitals are reluctant to disclose attacks, and regulations don't offer clear advice about what to tell patients.
Blockchain, cloud computing and other technologies are moving further into the world of healthcare data, promising to change everything from patient management to medical payments. Now a U.S.-based organization hopes to get ahead of that curve by offering a new accreditation program designed to boost data security and access in the healthcare industry. The Electronic […]
Adopting measures used in the banking industry can be beneficial in healthcare data breach prevention.
Employee training, stronger regulations and standards, and the right technological tools can all help organizations prepare for potential health data breaches.
Prevent a Data Breach at Your Business: Try out these suggestions to help you protect your company against the risk of a data breach.
Businesses of all sizes should take proactive steps to protect their business from data breaches. Check out these tips.
People are a major factor in the success or failure of a healthcare security program, which is why internal controls are important to healthcare data security.
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When I think of healthcare data, I think of a byzantine landscape of regulations for data handling.
NIST released its final draft on the development process for creating cryptographic standards and guidelines, which could influence healthcare data encryption.