Blog Topic: PHI

Reading Time: 3 minutes Data breaches are on the rise – it’s a fact. In times like these, it’s important to ask yourself – are you being vigilant? And crucially, are you in the know? The following statistics have been taken from the… Read More

Reading Time: 3 minutes NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is a non-regulatory federal agency of the U.S. Commerce Department. Established in 1901, NIST was designed to promote innovation and competitiveness by advancing standards. And in February 2013, the United States… Read More

Reading Time: 5 minutes Cybersecurity threats are happening constantly in healthcare – last year, a new breach was reported every day. From phishing attacks to malicious insiders, all sides can be left vulnerable. But the insider threat can be one of the most damaging… Read More

Reading Time: 2 minutes The total number of records exposed in the healthcare sector rose to 11.5 million in 2018, according to the fifth annual Healthcare Breach Report, published by Bitglass. The number of breaches reached a three-year low at 290 breaches total;… Read More

Reading Time: 3 minutes A set of cybersecurity best practices recently published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) looks at five of the biggest cyber threats to the healthcare industry and how to best mitigate them. The U.S. Department of… Read More