Dumb & Dumber 7 (Breaches, that is)

Health Plan Pays $ 10.3 million in HIPAA Penalties The HIPAA enforcement agency announced on November 30, 2015 that Triple-S Management of ...

The FTC is the New Sheriff in Town

Every Business Should Take Notice Don't believe “We’re from the government and we are here to help ...

Imagine Your Life if you Fail a HIPAA Audit

Prepare Now Because of Short Response Times Imagine your life if your organization fails a federal HIPAA audit. Last ...

Ignoring HIPAA Law Costly for Hospital

Employees Report Hospital to Federal Authorities Once you become aware of a HIPAA data breach it is not a good idea to ...

“Your Medical Records Are For Sale on the Internet”

Health IT Alert: Windows Server 2003 End of Life “Why is the FBI here to see me?” you are wondering when you ...

IT Security Experts: Look for Risk and Opportunity in the Security Shadow

    by Michelle Peterson, Friday, March 27, 2015-  Reprinted with Permission Data is a company’s most important asset, but many small ...

Security By Walking Around

by Mike Semel When we think Cyber-Security we logically think about technology tools to block North Korean or Chinese hackers from breaking into our networks.  Those breaches make the news because they are so unique. What is much more common ...

RIP, Your HIPAA Rights Aren’t Buried With You

HIPAA Protects Your Privacy for 50 More Years By Mike Semel Just because you die your medical information isn't free for the ...

Game Over, Windows XP Holdouts

HIPAA Penalty for Unpatched/Unsupported Software The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that enforces HIPAA announced a $ 150,000 penalty for ...

Beware of Your Vendors

How Your Friends Can Hurt You If a friend gives you Ebola does it matter that you like him? Does it matter ...