GDPR enforcement is looming for healthcare organizations facing new requirements. To meet GDPR mandates and avoid steep penalties, organizations must assess key security components and processes, like data breach detection and notification; data controller and data processing procedures; and, training…
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A number of privacy issues will arise as Amazon continues its push into the healthcare space, Hall Render attorneys Jeffrey Short and Todd Nova told BankInfoSecurity.
UnityPoint Health in West Des Moines, Iowa, could face a class-action lawsuit over a recent data breach that affected 1.4 million patients, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
The SamSam ransomware attack that took down the city of Atlanta's computer network in March could cost taxpayers $17 million — up from earlier estimates of $2.7 million, according to a "confidential and privileged" seven-page document reviewed by The Atlanta…
The National Institute of Standards and Technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce released a guide for securing patient information accessed on mobile devices.
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The plurality of healthcare breaches in the second quarter of 2018 resulted from accidental disclosure of protected health information, according to a Beazley report.
HHS is considering changes to the way substance abuse and mental health information is protected under HIPAA, GovInfoSecurity reports.
Numerous privacy incidents at health IT suppliers, hospitals and other healthcare organizations captured public attention last month.
A Massachusetts man was convicted Wednesday of launching a cyberattack on the computer networks of Boston Children's Hospital and a mental health facility, Reuters reports.
The ransomware variant SamSam has helped cyberattackers steal $5.9 million from victims since it first made rounds in late 2015, according to research from IT security company Sophos.