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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

Healthcare Organizations: What can get you into [costly] hot water?

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For healthcare organizations and the businesses that support them, regulation and legislation too often turn into lawsuits and settlements. What’s happening to get you into trouble in the first place? How can you avoid the serious costs they bring – to the bottom line and to reputation? Here’s what Julia and I often see from … Read more