National Cybersecurity Strategy - Ep 398

Earlier this month, The White House released a new National Cybersecurity Strategy aimed at building a more resilient digital environment that is easier to defend than to attack and that is secure and safe for all Americans. The focus is to shift the burden of defending the country's cyberspace towards software vendors and service providers and to stress how essential collaboration between the public and private sectors, as well as with international allies and partners, is for securing the nation against cyber threats.

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Does HIPAA guarantee access? - Ep 397

Let's face it, family dynamics can be complicated and not everyone gets along. HIPAA is designed to ensure that everyone's health information is kept confidential and that only the appropriate individuals are given access. Believe it or not, HIPAA does not guarantee all relatives access to another relative's protected health information. 

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How busy is OCR? - Ep 396

Today you're going to get a twofer. We're going to discuss the two recent reports that OCR submitted to Congress on the state of compliance with Privacy and Security and the other on Report Breaches and Notifications. Let’s start by saying that OCR is really busy… I mean really busy.

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Data breach costs can be huge - Ep 395

Data breaches can be costly - so costly, in fact, that they can turn a business's bottom line into a roller coaster of emotion, ranging from shock and dismay to tears of dollars! But with a robust privacy and security program in place, businesses can reduce the likelihood of a data breach and the financial impact that comes with it.

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OLD Attack NEW Settlement - Ep 394

Today, we are talking about a new OCR settlement that was released from a 2016 hacking attack on Banner Health’s network, causing a data breach of over 2.81 million individuals. We’ll review the OCR CAP. But suffice it to say… until we have more engagement from every person connecting to the internet, we will never make real progress in the battle against cyber criminals.

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Inside Hive - Ep 393

It's a story straight out of a blockbuster movie - an elite team of FBI agents infiltrating an underground network to thwart an international crime syndicate, saving over $130 million in ransom demands. Using their expert skills, the FBI agents were able to infiltrate the Hive network without detection and shut them down… at least for now.

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ChatGPT Explains Itself - Ep 392

AI is the latest nerd language spreading wildly across… well, everywhere. ChatGPT, an automated AI-powered chatbot, is designed to provide automated conversational responses to users in a friendly and natural way. Today, we discuss and show you how ChatGPT explains itself and how it could be used in healthcare.

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