Shellshock – New Vulnerability that Healthcare Sector must address now

As the federal tally of major breaches increased to a total of 1074 incidents affecting 33.7 million individuals since 2009, there are more such incidents added to the list every day. Health care organizations on a global scale, though being technologically sound with latest equipment, embedded software and networked environment, are increasingly becoming targets for…

Tally of breach incidents grows by a whopping 67 percent a year after HIPAA Omnibus Rule!

The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) modified the HIPAA Act with the HIPAA Omnibus Rule coming into effect from the first quarter of 2013. The HIPAA Omnibus rule demanding high standards for breach notification regulations, enterprises worked to strengthen the privacy and security protection mandated by HIPAA. Other…

Final HIPAA Omnibus Compliance Deadline Just Around the Corner – Time for Reviewing BA Agreements

With HIPAA Omnibus rule compliance deadline around the corner, it’s time to accelerate compliance measures and ensure that there is no scope for any breach. Reviewing contracts with business associates and subcontractors is an important and top priority task. While enforcement of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule began almost a year ago, there’s one more important…