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Security During Natural Disasters

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) emphasizes the importance of safeguarding tax and financial information as part of disaster preparedness. With recent natural ...
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OCR Updates Guidance on HIPAA Tracking Technologies

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently revised its guidance on the use of online tracking technologies by Health Insurance Portability and ...
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IRS Warns of Fake Charities Exploiting Generosity in 'Dirty Dozen' ...

The IRS has issued a warning as part of its annual "Dirty Dozen" tax scams, alerting individuals about the prevalence of fake charities exploiting people's generosity, ...
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CISA’s Free Cybersecurity Resources

In an effort to bolster national cybersecurity defenses, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) offers a variety of no-cost cybersecurity services ...
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IRS Dirty Dozen: Phishing and Smishing

The IRS has launched its annual Dirty Dozen campaign, urging taxpayers to beware evolving phishing and smishing scams targeting sensitive taxpayer information. With ...
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IRS Warns of Tax Scams in Annual Dirty Dozen List

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched its annual Dirty Dozen list, cautioning taxpayers about evolving phishing and smishing scams aimed at stealing sensitive ...
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Recent Healthcare Security Incident

HR departments doing business with UnitedHealth Group (UHG) are probably aware of the cyber incident experienced by the company. On February 21, 2024, UHG identified a ...
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OCR Reports to Congress on HIPAA Compliance and Breaches of Unsecured ...

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued two reports to Congress on Health Insurance Portability and ...
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New Guidance on Tracking Technologies and HIPAA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a Bulletin emphasizing the obligations of HIPAA covered entities and ...
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Enhancing Cybersecurity: New Guidance for HIPAA Compliance and Risk ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released new guidance, SP 800-66 Revision 2, aimed at ...
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