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Addressing the Unique Obstacles in Healthcare Through Policy-Based Access Control

CyberSecurity Insiders

In particular, the need for smart technology that manages who can access what and when is at high demand within the healthcare industry. This balancing act often leaves healthcare providers with a series of obstacles during critical circumstances. Data’s Lifetime Impact. Consumer Expectations.

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Healthcare – Patient or Perpetrator? – The Cybercriminals Within

Security Affairs

The healthcare industry might be known for the work it does to treat patients. With copious amounts of data collected by healthcare facilities, cybercriminals often target such entities. Moreover, the healthcare industry collects unique data, known as Protected Health Information (PHI), which is extremely valuable.

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IoT Devices and HIPAA Compliance: 6 Things Healthcare Orgs Must Know

SecureWorld News

But I'm also very concerned about the associated security and privacy risks that IoT products inherently bring to those using them when controls do not exist or are not used to mitigate the risks. When risks are not considered and are not known, security incidents and privacy breaches will occur. in 2020 to $188.2B

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Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million People

SecureWorld News

While Kaiser has not provided many specifics about the nature of the cybersecurity incident, the company stated that the compromised data included individuals' names, addresses, email addresses, and may have also included medical information and health record numbers depending on the person. in terms of the number of people impacted.

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Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) 

Centraleyes

The law is relevant to a wide range of industries including but not limited to: Technology Retail Finance Healthcare Marketing and advertising Any business involved in data collection, processing, and monetization Who Needs to Comply? The CPA mandates compliance from both data controllers and processors.

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BORN Ontario data breach impacted 3.4 million newborns and pregnancy care patients

Security Affairs

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) is a program and database used in the healthcare sector, particularly in maternal and child health, to collect, manage, and analyze health information for the purpose of improving patient outcomes and healthcare services. million people. .

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COVID-19 Vaccination Management Problems Have Created a Privacy Nightmare For Americans – Even Without Vaccine Passports

Joseph Steinberg

In some cases, Voice-over-IP numbers are not acceptable as cellphone numbers either – meaning that registrants must increase their cyber-risk by providing their actual cellphone numbers to a party that has offered no information about how that data will be protected.