Preventing Medical Identity Theft

Jun 18, 2019 | HSN

Earlier this month, a data breach affecting Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, and Opko was announced, stemming from an incident caused by the collections vendor, American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA). Now, the number of individuals who had their medical and personal...

10 Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses

Jun 11, 2019 | HSN

In 2018, 71% of ransomware attacks targeted small businesses, according to a report by Beazley Breach Response Services. It’s clear that small businesses are a cybercriminals favorite target, yet many remain unprepared to handle a cyber-attack. Is it that small...

10 Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses

Jun 11, 2019 | HSN

In 2018, 71% of ransomware attacks targeted small businesses, according to a report by Beazley Breach Response Services. It’s clear that small businesses are a cybercriminals favorite target, yet many remain unprepared to handle a cyber-attack. Is it that small...

Quest Diagnostics Data Breach Could Impact Nearly 12 Million Patients

Jun 3, 2019 | HIPAA Violations, HSN

Quest Diagnostics, one of the country’s largest blood testing providers announced on Monday that nearly 12 million patients may have had their sensitive information compromised in a data breach. The breach occurred at one of Quest’s billing collections vendors,...

$100,000 Settlement Reached for 2015 HIPAA Breach

May 28, 2019 | Breach, HIPAA Fine, HIPAA Violations, HSN, Risk Assessment

Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. (MIE), a software and electronic medical records service provider has paid the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $100,000 to settle a HIPAA breach from 2015. The Indiana-based...

Ransomware: The Trend That Never Goes out of Style

May 21, 2019 | HSN, ransomware

Ransomware is not a new type of cyber-attack. In fact, it’s been around for years, but don’t let its age fool you; ransomware is not “yesterday’s news”. Ransomware is just as alive as ever before, continuing to dominate industries across the globe, and healthcare is...