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Ransomware On the Rise: A HIPAA Breach

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Ransomware is the fastest growing crime on the Internet, growing by 4500% in 2014, and shows no signs of slowing down. The following HHS article can get you started on the road to stopping these cyber-bullies, and making sure your business conducts routine Risk Assessments is the first step.

One of the biggest current threats to health information privacy is the serious compromise of the integrity and availability of data caused by malicious cyber-attacks on electronic health information systems, such as through ransomware. The FBI has reported an increase in ransomware attacks and media have reported a number of ransomware attacks on hospitals.  Read More…

 

Click Here for HIPAA Guidance Factsheet on Ransomware

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