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Strengthening Cybersecurity Preparedness for Small Organizations: Lessons from the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

HIT Consultant

UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, is currently facing an ongoing ransomware attack which has reverberated through healthcare systems and affected prescription deliveries. Phishing attacks, a common vector for ransomware infections, often exploit human vulnerabilities through deceptive emails and other communications.

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A Prescription-Strength Formula for Stronger Cybersecurity in Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Steven Stone, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs at Rubrik In early August, a ransomware attack disrupted operations across its network of 17 hospitals and more than 165 clinics in four states and forced some to rely on paper records. Put simply, ransomware attackers can apply more psychological pressure and impacts.

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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. With the right planning and questions, businesses can establish a relationship with a managed service provider (MSP) offering HIPAA Cloud Hosting services. HIPAA compliance and cloud computing.

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Security and Compliance Oversight Will Reduce Business Communication Risk for Healthcare in 2023

HIT Consultant

With the advent of ransomware-as-a-service combined with a lack of resources to investigate attacks in-house for healthcare organizations, elaborate and devastating cyber attacks against healthcare, specifically through business communication channels are likely to increase in scale and sophistication. .

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Strengthening Healthcare Resilience: A Vendor Checklist for Data Security and Business Continuity

HIT Consultant

Lizz Fuller, Director of Implementation at MDaudit In the aftermath of the cyber-attack on Change Healthcare by the BlackCat ransomware group, a renewed interest has emerged in protecting operations and ensuring contingencies are in place. It also ensures they include capabilities that can be configured to support end-user HIPAA compliance.