Warning Issued About Online Tracking Technology
In a recent bulletin, the federal Office for Civil Rights suggests steps that practices can take to protect patient data.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Amazon’s Virtual Health Clinic Raises Patient Privacy Issues
How the retail giant will use the sensitive medical data it collects is among the concerns.
Sophisticated Cybercrime Group Targeting Health Care Providers
The FBI and other federal agencies have issued warnings about a ransomware and data extortion group called the Daixin Team.
Phishing, Malware Attacks Spike Amid Pandemic
Breaches involving user names and passwords soared 450% in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with 2019, according to the ForgeRock 2021 Consumer Identity Breach Report.
Health Apps Pose Potential Health Data Breach Risks, FTC Warns
Hackers target vulnerabilities using legitimate software packages, a cybersecurity specialist says.
Complying With HIPAA When Using Social Media
Among other considerations, health care providers must avoid giving individual medical advice.
HIPAA Needs to Keep Up With Information Technology
Core provisions of the HIPAA legislation have largely remained unchanged since their inception despite rapid evolution of technology to keep protected health information from hackers.
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