Health IT Security October 31, 2023
Jill McKeon

OCR produced a video on how the HIPAA Security Rule can help covered entities defend against cyberattacks.

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released an educational video to help covered entities understand how the HIPAA Security Rule can help them defend against cyberattacks. The video was produced in recognition of National Cybersecurity Month.

Hosted by Nick Heesters, senior advisor for cybersecurity at OCR, the 43-minute video explores cyberattack trends gleaned from OCR breach reports and discusses how Security Rule compliance can help covered entities combat these threats.

The video displayed a pie chart showing that 77 percent of healthcare data breaches reported to HHS between January 1, 2023 and September 30, 2023 were attributed to hacking. This differs greatly...

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