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Healthcare Cybersecurity: 5 Steps to Prepare for a Ransomware Attack

HIT Consultant

To stay ahead, healthcare organizations need to proactively prepare for potential security incidents, including ransomware and business email compromise attacks, as they routinely result in data exfiltration and further compromise into a victim environment.

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Unleashed Chaos: Dallas Ransomware Breach Unveils 30,253 Victims, HHS Puts Magnifying Glass on the Culprits!

Compliancy Group

To many people’s surprise, the vibrant city of Dallas has recently descended into chaos as it grapples with the aftermath of a treacherous ransomware attack. The risk assessment is a critical piece to compliance. All in all, the Dallas ransomware attack serves as a reminder of the significant threats posed by cybercriminals.

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How to Maintain HIPAA Compliance in Public Cloud Environments

Total HIPAA

This includes assisting businesses that need to maintain regulatory compliance with guidelines affecting their industry. HIPAA compliance and cloud computing. Public cloud HIPAA compliance refers to offerings by MSPs that conform to the privacy and security standards laid out in the HIPAA rules.

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UHG says it's rebuilding Change Healthcare with cloud-based security

Healthcare It News

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified on May 1 before both the House and Senate about the seismic February 21 cyberattack of UHG subsidiary Change Healthcare, which was infiltrated by the ALPHV ransomware gang. The particular ransomware attack made prime and backups inoperable.

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Security Breaches in Healthcare in 2023

HIPAA Journal

The HHS also hopes to obtain the necessary funding to help low-resourced healthcare delivery organizations cover the initial cost of the cybersecurity improvements in the Essential CPGs and to create an incentive scheme to encourage the adoption of the Enhanced CPGs.

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September 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report

HIPAA Journal

Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack at a business associate. Ransomware attack. Resource Anesthesiology Associates PC. Resource Anesthesiology Associates of IL PC. Resource Anesthesiology Associates of CA A Medical Corporation. Ransomware attack. Wolfe Clinic, P.C.

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November 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report

HIPAA Journal

Doctors’ Center Hospital in Puerto Rico suffered a ransomware attack that exposed the protected health information of up to 1,195,220 patients. Major ransomware attacks were also reported by the Michigan-based prosthetics and orthotics provider, Wright & Filippis, and Health Care Management Solutions in West Virginia.