SC Media March 17, 2022
The bulk of cyberattacks against the healthcare sector could be “prevented or substantially mitigated” by following the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule, according to the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
Hacking incidents reported to HHS increased by 45% from 2019 to 2020. While these attacks may be sophisticated or exploit system vulnerabilities, HIPAA requirements address some of the most common attack types, like phishing, vulnerability exploits, and weak authentication.
Reminding providers of the patient safety impacts brought on by these attacks, OCR urged covered entities and relevant business associates to review the security requirements and its newsletter detailing the preventative measures to defend against some of the most common, successful tactics leveraged...
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