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HHS SRA Tool Version 3.0 - The Good, Bad and Ugly

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released an updated version of their Security Risk Assessment Tool (SRAT). We have been following the [read more]

Cloud Email Phishing Attacks: A Practical Guide

Attention CIOs, CISOs and IT Administrators! A quick review of the HHS Breaches Over 500 list paints a pretty grim picture of the number of breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. Breaches have been steadily increasing [read more]

State Departments Conducting Audits?!?

In recent years, healthcare audits have been a trending topic within the compliance world. Following the Phase II launch of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Audit Protocol in March 2016, many members of [read more]

Healthcare Continues to Dominate Breach Related Costs

A new study conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of IBM Security confirmed the fears of so many healthcare information security professionals, no other personal information yields a higher value than compromised patient records. Across [read more]

Similar but Different: Gap Assessment vs Risk Analysis

If you've heard the terms gap assessment and risk analysis used interchangeably before in privacy or security conversations, you are not alone. At HIPAA One, we have found that there are quite a few misconceptions [read more]