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NIST's 7-Step Contingency Planning Process - GovInfoSecurity
Jun 8, 2010 · NIST on Monday issued revised guidance that defines a seven-step contingency planning process that federal agencies and other organizations in fields such as healthcare and banking can use to develop and maintain a viable interim recovery program for their information systems.. The National Institute of Standards and Technology designed the seven progressive steps to be integrated into each ...
HHS Warns of Threats to Electronic Health Records - GovInfoSecurity
Feb 18, 2022 · To help protect against malware attacks, HHS suggests that healthcare entities develop a strategy to combat ransomware that targets RDP and other internet-facing applications. "Healthcare leaders should also consider adding a VPN with multifactor authentication to avoid exposing their RDP and prioritize patching for vulnerabilities in VPN platform and other applications," HHS says.
DOJ: Healthcare at Center of Biggest US. Fraud Cases in 2021
Feb 2, 2022 · Of the $5.6 billion obtained by the Department of Justice in civil settlements and judgements involving false claims and fraud against the U.S. government in 2021, more than $5 billion - or nearly 90% - involved healthcare sector entities.. See Also: Gartner Guide for Digital Forensics and Incident Response In a statement released Tuesday, the Justice Department says that healthcare fraud was ...
Lawsuits in Wake of MCG Health Data Breach Start Piling Up
Jun 24, 2022 · Data breach attorneys are flooding courts with proposed federal class action lawsuits against MCG Health after the company disclosed a data breach affecting up to 1.1 million individuals.. See Also: Gartner Guide for Digital Forensics and Incident Response As of Friday, at least four lawsuits with similar allegations stemming from a just-revealed 2020 breach have been filed against the ...
Cyberattack Affects Greenland's Healthcare Services
May 23, 2022 · Queen Ingrid's Health Center in Greenland (Image: Greenland government website) Greenland's healthcare services have been "severely limited" due to a cyberattack that has lasted for at least two weeks to date, says the Naalakkersuisut, the country's government.. See Also: Gartner Guide for Digital Forensics and Incident Response All IT systems and servers associated with the healthcare ...
Class Action Filed in Logan Health Breach Affecting 214,000
Mar 15, 2022 · A proposed class action lawsuit against a Montana-based healthcare organization in the wake of a recent hacking incident affecting nearly 214,000 individuals - the entity's second significant breach since 2019 - alleges, among other claims, that the entity was negligent when it failed to protect sensitive data.
HIE Models: Security Pros and Cons - GovInfoSecurity
Aug 31, 2012 · Does one health information exchange data architecture model provide better security than others? That all depends on who you ask. See Also: How Enterprise Browsers Enhance Security and Efficiency Supporters of the federated model, including some consumer advocates, say it's by far the most secure approach.
Vendor Ransomware Breach Affects 942,000 Patients
Aug 17, 2022 · Practice Resources LLC says 28 of its clients and 942,000 of their patients are affected by a recent ransomware breach. A New York-based practice management and billing vendor has notified 28 healthcare entity clients and more than 942,000 of their patients that sensitive information was compromised in a ransomware attack in April.
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