6 Recommendations to Enhance Healthcare Cybersecurity
Cyber attacks are a regular occurrence throughout the healthcare industry. Unfortunately, not only are data and network security compromises common, they are also costly. A cyberattack can cost the organization $1.4 million in recovery expenses alone on average, including loss of productivity, service disruption, and irreparable reputation damage for medical provider. Cybercriminals often target the […]
6 Considerations for HIPAA Compliant Penetration Testing
Strategic and results-driven penetration testing (also known as pen testing) helps healthcare enterprises maintain the highest levels of network security across their entire organization. Often referred to as “ethical hacking,” a penetration test examines an organization’s digital enterprise vulnerabilities and assesses those vulnerabilities through the same methods that a real-world threat agent would. Pen testing […]
5 Things Healthcare Companies Miss When Preparing Audits
Audit. The mere mention of the word can instantly stir mild to moderate panic throughout even the most diligent healthcare IT department. For myriad of reasons, most healthcare organizations dread the idea of conducting industry-mandated cybersecurity risk assessments. Compliance evaluations are time-consuming, disrupting normal business activities, and potentially exposing network security risks and compromises. While […]
HIPAA Risk Analysis: 7 Key Considerations for Healthcare
The HIPAA Security Rule mandates that healthcare organizations must have the appropriate technical, administrative, and physical safeguards in place to protect the integrity, security, and confidentiality of electronically stored health data against a data breach or cyber attack. To remain compliant with HIPAA regulations, healthcare organizations must conduct an annual risk analysis. However, each year […]
What Does It Mean to Be HITRUST-Certified?
Healthcare providers across every specialty rely on high-performing technology to both treat and support their patients. Whether it’s integrating a cloud-based CRM to automate back office functioning such as appointment scheduling or billing, or incorporating the latest, state-of-the-art connected medical devices into a treatment protocol, innovation is at the very core of most healthcare organization’s […]
Is Your Healthcare Organization HIPAA Compliant?
For healthcare IT teams across the country, maintaining network security throughout an organization isn’t just about keeping data safe – it’s also about keeping their operations compliant. The medical industry’s rapidly increasing reliance on cloud-based technology and connected medical devices to transmit critical patient data have made cybersecurity issues and data loss prevention efforts top […]
What’s Different About Securing PHI?
Cybersecurity and data loss prevention are critical IT components at any organization. Especially in the case of Protected Health Information (PHI). However, for companies that handle protected health information, ramping up network security to prevent a cybersecurity attack requires a heightened sense of urgency. A corporate online security breach can reveal consumer data such as […]
HSCC’S New Framework For Medical Device Security
While many providers assume that it’s the facility’s internal infrastructure that fosters data breaches, the problem frequently lies with the device itself. Currently, the FDA has no federal mandate outlining required device cybersecurity protections. As a result, both legacy and newly introduced medical equipment can pose a significant (and potentially unknown) threat to healthcare facilities […]