Category: Security

In this guest blog, Dr. Michael Mathews of CynergisTek explains the Heartbleed bug. It is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, the open source software that provides for encryption of data in transit between two points across a network, and estimated to impact up to two-thirds of the Internet. Mathews says any business offering services to its…

Event Call out Unpublish: Mon, 06/16/2014 (All day) Event Teaser: This Privacy & Security Forum delivers what CIOs, CISOs and other healthcare IT leaders told us they want from an industry conference: peer-to-peer learning, case studies and forums to brainstorm and share ideas. Think the chances of getting a meaningful use audit are slim? Tell…

Microsoft, on Tuesday, ended Windows XP security patches, no longer offering end-user support for organizations using the operating system, and possibly leaving systems vulnerable to breaches and attacks. So what does this mean for health IT professionals who still have Windows XP systems installed at their organizations? read more …read more    

The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has issued a notice of a data breach that occurred when a laptop computer and flash drive containing the personal information of about 2,595 patients were stolen from an employee of the State Long Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman’s Office. The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has issued…

Protecting electronic patient health information (e-PHI) has become even more critical as the healthcare industry slowly transitions away from paper-based processes and into a more connected, electronic delivery model. Patient privacy and security is front and center in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health…

In addition to ensuring compliance with HIPAA and HITECH security and privacy requirements, using miSecureMessages (MSM) can also reduce operational costs. …read more    

Details of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS)’ massive data breach, which was announced last month, have gotten even worse as more than 300,000 patients are said to be involved. Details of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS)’ massive data breach, which was announced last month, have gotten even…

Three major data breaches rocking the state of California made headlines recently–one involving a computer infected with malicious software, one involving a former employee’s illegal access and one involving theft of medical data from a contractor’s office. read more …read more    

Protecting patient privacy, the threat of misdiagnosis, a lack of physician involvement and missing medical data are four reasons one physician won’t be writing a script for a medical app anytime… read more …read more    

Federal agencies continue to struggle with information security and need to improve their response to data breaches, the Government Accountability Office says in a new report. “The federal… read more …read more