Cyber Security and Compliance News Direct Difference, Inc December 2019
December 2019
6 biggest healthcare security threats for 2020
Consumers are more worried now about their protected health information (PHI) being compromised, thanks to high-profile breaches like Anthem and Allscripts. The recent RSA Data Privacy Report surveyed 7,500 consumers in Europe and the US. It...
New studies launched of Apple Watch's health-monitoring...
AN FRANCISCO - Apple on Tuesday announced that it's launching three research studies that will assess the Apple Watch's capabilities in monitoring women's medical conditions, hearing health, and mobility signals like heart rate and walking pace.
AMCA data breach scope expands, Florida lab testing...
Integrated Regional Laboratories in Florida began notifying around 30,000 patients that their health information may have been exposed in the American Medical Collection Agency data breach, according to the HIPAA Journal . AMCA alerted Integrated ...
Researchers find stealthy MSSQL server backdoor...
Chinese cyberspies have developed malware that alters Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) databases and creates a backdoor mechanism that can let hackers connect to any account by using a "magic password." Furthermore, as an added benefit, the backdoor...
24% of US Health Employees Never Received Cybersecurity...
An alarming number of the healthcare sector's workforce is undereducated and lacking awareness when it comes to their organization's regulations, policies, and training, according to a new Kaspersky report. In fact, 24 percent of US healthcare...
122K Providence Health Patients Added to Dominion...
Oregon-based Providence Health Plan is notifying 122,000 members that their data was potentially breached during the massive hack on Dominion National, a health plan administrator and an insurer and administrator of dental and vision benefits. In ...
