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Joint Advisory on Security Incident Detection and Response

Several nations have banded together to issue a joint advisory with technical approaches to uncovering malicious cyber activity. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK ...
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National Cybersecurity Awareness

Each October, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) partners with public and private agencies to promote national cybersecurity awareness. The ...
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HIPAA Breach Results in $2.3 Million Settlement

A HIPAA business associate providing IT and health information management to physicians and doctors in Tennessee impermissibly disclosed protected health information of ...
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HIPAA Fines for Insurance Company

Premera Blue Cross, which operates in Alaska and Washington, was assessed a $6.85 million fine and required to implement a corrective action plan for potential HIPAA ...
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HIPAA Security Rule Resources

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides a summary of important elements of the HIPAA Security Rule. This summary offers a useful overview of the ...
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Cybersecurity Newsletter

The 2020 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Newsletter addresses the benefits of IT asset inventories as a part of HIPAA Security Rule compliance.
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National Preparedness

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has identified September as National Preparedness Month. During this month, the agency promotes family and ...
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Health Care Provider Subject to HIPAA Fine

A small community health service organization was subject to a $25,000 fine and required to enter into a corrective action plan as part of a settlement for a breach of ...
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Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information

HealthIT.gov offers a Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information which provides an overview of the HIPAA rules. The guide, which may be accessed by ...
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BAS HIPAA Training

BAS takes the privacy and security of information very seriously. As a trusted partner with our clients, each BAS employee is trained on HIPAA privacy and security ...
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