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What is Network Segmentation & Why does it matter in Cybersecurity?

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Introduction: The Security Rule NPRM modifies numerous administrative safeguards and introduces several new technical safeguard requirements. One of those new technical requirements involves network segmentation. Our colleague Liam Dwyer explains what network segmentation is in this post.  When developing a strong cybersecurity program, particularly one that needs to support privacy and security compliance requirements, you’ll … Read more

Change Healthcare Lessons Learned: What happened to Basic Security Controls?

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The Wall Street Journal scoop from April 22nd about what led to the Change Healthcare breach came after HHS created an FAQ about the incident. The scoop summary pulled these top 3 points about basic security: Compromised credentials to log into an application that allowed Change staff members to remotely access the network Multifactor authentication … Read more