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3 Reasons Health and Human Services Need Ransomware Guidance.
Why do health and services entities need to pay more attention to ransomware?
- Ransomware is different from a regular data breach
- Ransomware impacts patient safety by siezing a health care provider’s computer systems
- Ransomware directly impacts health care operations
Gov Info Security | Congressmen: Ransomware Requires New Guidance
Lege Trend. Ransomware State Legislation. 3 Key Pieces of Intel. Read the Legislation.
What is ransomware? A data security attack that freezes computer data, but leaves the business, such as a hospital, otherwise functioning so that services are not disrupted. A ransom is asked for and in exchange the data is liberated.
What statutes are states amending? Computer crimes to apply extortion to computer violations
What specific statutory tweaks is California considering after ransomware attacks at California hospitals?
- defines ransomware
- makes it a crime to use…
TREND. Ransomware. Hospitals. 2016 the year of ransomware.
3 pieces of ransomware intel critical to hospital data security:
- Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology calls 2016 the year of ransomware
- Targets for ransomware are mobile devices and connected medical devices that offer access points for unauthorized users
- States are passing anti-ransomware legislation
- College of Healthcare Information Management Executives support stronger hospital specific ransomwate legislation
Anatomy of an NFL medical records data breach.
The equation for a data breach of NFL records:
- Store the health records on an athelic trainer’s laptop
- Print off some hard copies of medical records
- Leave the laptop and paper records in a car
- + one car burgular = NFL medical records stolen
INTERIM. Data Security. Health Care. White House Proposal. 3 Pieces of Info to Keep you Informed.
What White House Proposal on data security affecting health care? On May 25, 2016 the White House released its final Data Security Policy Principles and Framework (Security Framework) for President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI).
What are the goals of the White House data security proposal?
- Build patient trust
- Adapatable security protocols
- Dependable data preservation
- Identify risks
- Transparency with patients
- Responsibility
- Sharing. Collaboration
What requirements…
Pensions & Data Security. 6 Issues Identified.
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Performing due diligence on all data and security protocols when selecting and monitoring vendors;
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Developing privacy provisions for contracts with TPAs and other service providers over and above standard confidentiality agreements;
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Limiting access to sensitive information to necessary personnel;
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Training personnel on the law and the fiduciary responsibilities;
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Developing written policies and procedures detailing for personnel the applicable state and federal…
INTERIM. How 1 State Protects Health Care Data. 3 Key Points.
In 2015, New Jersey expanded its data breach laws to apply to include these health care information holders that service New Jersey patients:
- health insurance companies
- health service corporations
- hospital service corporations
- medical service corporations
- health maintenance organizations
New Jersey also adopted new encryption standards that:
- Encrypt confidential patient information or secure personal information
- Utilize any method of technology rendering the information…
Lege TREND. Health Care Data Breach Law Moving in West. 5 Keys for your Healthcare Clients. Give them the bill before it comes to Texas.
Which state is considering new health care data breach laws? California
What health companies are the targets of new data security laws? wearable devices and consumer-facing apps that track health data like steps taken, heart rate, etc…
Read the bill: California Assembly Bill 2688
The bill’s highlights:
- require customers’ permission—via an “opt-in” request
- Without an opt-in, personally identifiable information cannot be shared with advertisers, health plans, data…
INTERIM. LegeTrend: State Moves to Cloud Computing. Data Security. New Procurement Opportunities.
Your informed intel:
Which state is making a move to cloud computing that is triggering data security issues and new procurement opportunities? Arizona
What procurement opportunities does the move trigger?
- Opportunities for cloud based computing storage
- Opportunities for data security firms
Which data security standards will be required? All new procurement contracts and state data centers will have to meet standards contained in:
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…