Everybody get on board! - Ep 356

Everybody get on board because data security laws keep getting signed in states each year.

The new Maryland and Kentucky data security laws are designed to help protect insurance companies from cyber attacks by implementing cybersecurity standards, developing, implementing, and maintaining a written information security program. Their service providers are also required to implement such programs which include a requirement to report cyber security incidents within 3 days of discovery.

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10 Roles of Operational Continuity - Ep 355

Incident response planning is important to every business. You don’t want to figure out how to manage the business and respond to an incident on the fly.  These plans should be reviewed and updated regularly. Today we review a brand new guide from the Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Council on Operational Continuity - Cyber Incident.

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PriSec Teams Require Everyone - Ep 354

Over the last couple years, we’ve had some high-profile cybersecurity compromises and data breaches. And this trend is not slowing down. Today, we review a recent study of the top cyber threats to healthcare organizations. The results reinforce that PriSec teams require everyone to participate.

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3 Tricky Places HIPAA Applied - Ep 353

Recently, we’ve had a couple things come up which involved tricky places that HIPAA has applied that most people might not think of. So, we thought we'd throw them out there and have a little bit of fun discussing them.

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6 Ways To Make Money Online - Ep 352

Cybercrime is a booming business. In 2021, the US experienced an unprecedented increase in cyber attacks with criminals making $6.9 billion online. In today’s podcast, we review the FBI’s Internet Crime Report for 2021.

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4 Takeaways from Okta Breach? - Ep 351

It is crucial for every business to understand the security practices of their vendors. And also to make sure that those vendors are vetting their vendors.  A cyber attack at a link in your supply chain can drastically affect your business. Evidence: the Okta breach.

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4 OCR Cases For Us - Ep 350

Have you heard the one about three dentists and a psychiatrist walk into... an OCR investigation? OCR has announced their first set of enforcement actions of 2022, and just in time for our 350th episode.  These involve patient right of access and improper disclosure violations.

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