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A Cybersecurity Action Plan for Protecting Personal...

A Cybersecurity Action Plan for Protecting Personal...

Ensuring privacy and maintaining trust between individuals and healthcare providers

7 May 2023
It is crucial to have a Cybersecurity Action Plan for Protecting Personal Health Data because personal health data is sensitive and valuable information. A well-designed plan helps safeguard this data from...
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The PATCH Act

The PATCH Act

A bill that aims to improve medical device and network security.

20 May 2022
A new Senate bill introduced in early April 2022 (including legislation in the House) would require medical device developers to be more accountable for the cybersecurity of their products. Sens. Tammy Baldwin,...
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How to Protect Personal Information with Medical Devices

How to Protect Personal Information with Medical Devices

Medical Devices May Allow a Backdoor for Attackers

16 September 2019

Medical devices with networking capabilities are critical technologies in patient care today. This article explains what their potential security vulnerabilities mean for the average consumer.

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Why you should care about controlling your personal...

Why you should care about controlling your personal...

Learning to balance privacy with care continuity and participation

13 May 2023
The crux of a major issue in healthcare is the balancing act between the need to exchange patient data for advancing medical research and developing more effective drugs and AI tools, and upholding strict privacy...
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OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter: Defending Against Common...

OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter: Defending Against Common...

An OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter announcement

17 March 2022
The Office for Civil Rights has identified that hackers have heavily targeted the healthcare industry in 2020 and 2021, hoping to get unauthorized access to sensitive electronic protected health information (ePHI)....
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