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2015 – The Healthcare Hack
Just a short post before the New Year! The writing is on the wall. If you look at predictions and reports from all of the security organizations, the one thing that is clear is that Healthcare will find itself the major target of hackers in 2015. As of 2013, it is...
Cyber Breaches – Reducing the Noise
We’ve been involved with Information Technology, cyber security and healthcare for decades. We’ve taken our experience and focused our efforts on providing the best comprehensive HIPAA compliance solution available. In re-evaluating security monitoring solutions we...
Third Rock Introduces Comprehensive HIPAA / HITECH Compliance Solution
Round Rock, Tx, Dec. 03, 2014 – Third Rock, a business technology consulting firm focused on improving operational performance through effective and efficient compliance, has taken decades of security and enterprise experience and created a stream-lined, affordable...
Road Blocks to Creating Your Contingency Plan
Why Everyone Needs Help Creating a BC/DR (Contingency) Plan Creating a contingency plan is a huge undertaking. It’s a major project for any company, small or large. It’s a major project for any company, small or large; an integration effort which requires a large...
HIPAA Compliance – The Moving Finish Line
The overarching goal of HIPAA compliance is to protect the individual; both the patients’ health and their finances. Protection of the patients’ health is ensuring their medical records are not corrupted or lost, and readily available when needed. The financial...
Security Alert: U.S. government warns on bug in Apple’s iOS software
The U.S. government warned iPhone and iPad users on Thursday to be on the alert for hackers who may exploit a vulnerability in Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iOS operating system that would enable them to steal sensitive data. There was the potential for hacks using a newly...
Security Alert: Microsoft issues emergency patches for all Windows
Microsoft has issued emergency patches for a flaw that affects all supported versions of Windows. It’s a nasty one – a vulnerability in Windows’ implementation of the protocols for encrypting internet communications. The critical flaw lies in Secure Channel...
HIPAA Bulletin: HIPAA Privacy in Emergency Situations
In light of the Ebola outbreak and other events, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), is providing this bulletin to ensure that HIPAA covered entities and their business associates are aware of the ways in which...
Hackers Are Exploiting Microsoft PowerPoint to Hijack Computers
Hackers are exploiting a security flaw in Microsoft Office by using PowerPoint to attack Windows users and gain control of computer systems. Microsoft, in a security advisory on its website, says there have been "limited, targeted attacks" against users through...
HHS Attorney says get ready for larger HIPAA fines
Ready to break the annual budget? If you are not HIPAA compliant and get caught, you are going to have to pony up even more money for HIPAA fines, predicts a high ranking Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) attorney! HHS Chief Regional Civil Rights Counsel...