by Jordan Mayer | Mar 11, 2024 | Blog Posts
In a promising stride towards bolstering cybersecurity within the healthcare sector, HHS has unveiled healthcare-specific cybersecurity performance goals (CPGs), aiming to empower organizations to prioritize the adoption of crucial security best practices. These...
by Jordan Mayer | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog Posts
Good afternoon, Medcurity community! This week’s HIPAA compliance blog post is a bit more technical. We encourage you to forward it on to your IT team. As we’ve followed the rise in ransomware and other cyberattacks, we’ve seen an increased emphasis...
by Jordan Mayer | Feb 5, 2024 | Blog Posts
Many ransomware groups would historically avoid attacking the healthcare industry, as this lead to more unwanted attention from law enforcement. Now, it looks like those days are behind us, and hackers realize the payoff from infiltrating healthcare systems is just...
by Jordan Mayer | Jan 22, 2024 | Blog Posts
As healthcare providers embrace digital transformation to enhance patient care and streamline operations, they must also be vigilant against emerging cybersecurity threats. One such threat that demands increased attention today is called “pretexting.” What is...
by Jordan Mayer | Jan 15, 2024 | Blog Posts
The following are three recent HIPAA data breaches, and what you can takeaway from each to better protect PHI:#1NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) was fined $300,000 by the New York Attorney General for sharing patient information with third-party tech companies...