Healthcare organizations anticipating a final version of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) sweeping revisions to the HIPAA ...

Melanie Fontes Rainer, HHS OCR director, speaking at a HIPAA summit this week (Image: Marianne Kolbasuk McGee) As the final months of the Biden administration wrap up, regulators at the agency charged ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule days before the new year began that would hold healthcare organizations to a higher standard for protecting sensitive healthcare ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has extended its projected timeline for finalizing modifications to the ...

An unmitigated revamp of healthcare cybersecurity is coming in 2025, and experts warn that the compliance burden for organizations will be steep. Since 2005, healthcare organizations have been subject ...

The HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo its first major overhaul in over two decades. Although finalization could come as early as May 2026, timelines remain uncertain. Regardless, the proposed ...

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - May 26, 2016) - ControlScan, the managed security service provider (MSSP) IT leaders and their organizations rely upon for unified security and compliance, has published a ...

I lead PR and communications at Municorn, where brand trust meets data protection. If customers doubt their health information is safe, there’s no brand to build. I’ve seen how breaches erode trust ...

Since Feb. 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced 14 monetary penalties/settlements related to cyber incidents with no signs of ...

Industries such as healthcare and financial services are special targets for data breaches and cyber criminals because, as bank robber Willie Sutton said, “that’s where the money is.” Every week, we ...