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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

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The US Senate heard the weak excuses of the United Healthcare CEO who admitted Change Healthcare had not secured its Citrix systems with multifactor authentication (MFA) even though they had a written policy to do so, and that they failed to notify data breach victims by the HIPAA and state data breach law deadlines.

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Three Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Improve System Security Right Now

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A report by Moody’s labeled the healthcare industry as “cyber poor,” saying it needs to increase security investments to effectively protect patient data. A recent Salesforce survey of 400 U.S.

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How Healthcare Can Embrace the Cloud Without Jeopardizing Data

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Yet the healthcare industry still demonstrates a certain level of distrust in cloud security and stores the least amount of sensitive data, particularly personal information like healthcare records or payment card details, in the cloud versus its peers.

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Mysteries Solved: Telehealth, Data Security and Privacy

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A January 2020 survey by the American College of Physicians (ACP) showed an increase in usage […]. The following is a guest article by Gerry Blass, President and CEO at ComplyAssistant and Donna Grindle, Founder and CEO at Kardon. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telehealth applications and services was on the rise.