The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as HIPAA, was created to standardize health care in the United States. The Privacy Rule included in the bill protects a patient’s health records from third party eyes unless authorized by the patient. Doctors, nurses, health care organization staff, health insurance company employees, and anyone who works in a medical-related industry is subject to HIPAA and the Privacy Rule. But,
As people increasingly become smarter about habitual email-based phishing scams, the bad guys have shifted their focus from emails to phone calls. In their 2019’s 5th annual report, Trucaller revealed that nearly 1 out of 6 Americans lost money from a phone scam in the last one year. The report further reveals that the average loss per victim was $244, which means that phone scams cost 43 million victims about
The growth and use of technology have both its advantages and demerits. Data breaches and cyber threats are increasingly becoming more frequent. Therefore, businesses are forced to take appropriate steps to prevent data theft. The prevention of cyber threats and data breaches is achievable if organizations implement adequate cyber security strategies and observe best practices. The following are the top six cyber security practices that firms should adhere to avoid
Cyber attacks can cost millions of dollars in their direct impact. A recent cyber attack report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies shows the United States has been subject to more major attacks than any other country in the world. These 6 steps to prepare your organization for a cyber attack should help you to protect your systems from being attacked whether you are based in the Greater Los Angeles
It seems almost every day another news story surfaces about a data breach that occurred in which vital information such as credit card data, addresses or personal health information was stolen. Even the U.S. Secret Service recently reported the theft of a laptop containing important security information from one of their agent’s vehicles. Many businesses are beginning to realize they simply cannot afford to skimp anymore on the products and
