Thursday, July 28, 2022

OCR Mic Drops With 12 Cases - Ep 366


OCR recently announced the resolution of 12 investigations. Eleven were for patient right of access violations and one was a big dollar settlement of a security incident at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services. Lots to cover and learn in this episode. So, pay attention, folks.

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

660 Providers Hit At Once - Ep 365


Today’s podcast episode is all about why we worry about supply chain issues, why we keep talking about the HiC SCRiM guidance, and why the first day of the PriSec Boot Camp is supply chain risk management. We’ll review several supply chain breaches, one where there were 660 providers hit at once. As you probably have guessed, these breaches involved ransomware attacks.

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

6 Vendor Transition Tips - Ep 364


It can be a stressful time when you are adding a new vendor or switching vendors for your critical services.  This is the time to create a plan and do a risk analysis to make sure everything gets transitioned and set up properly. Things can go wrong if there’s no plan in place. Today, we review some tips to help you prepare for a vendor transition.

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

Cyber Insurance Applications Are Intense - Ep 363


When you're shopping for cybersecurity insurance, the applications can be intense. You'll need to provide a lot of details about your current security protections, and you may be asked to complete a security audit. This is because insurance companies want to be sure that they're not insuring businesses that aren't doing everything they can to protect themselves from cyber attacks. This episode we discuss what questions you may encounter on your cyber insurance applications.


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