http://www.egestalt.com/blog IT Security and Compliance Management Blog Mon, 28 May 2012 09:49:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/05/25/334/ http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/05/25/334/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 04:34:59 +0000 Anupam http://www.egestalt.com/blog/?p=334 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/05/25/334/feed/ 0 The federal breach tally that has been growing steadily has now exceeded 20 million. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights usually adds breaches to its tally ... http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/30/hitrust-provides-strong-support-to-the-healthcare-industry-against-cyber-attacks/ http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/30/hitrust-provides-strong-support-to-the-healthcare-industry-against-cyber-attacks/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:10:58 +0000 Anupam http://www.egestalt.com/blog/?p=331 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/30/hitrust-provides-strong-support-to-the-healthcare-industry-against-cyber-attacks/feed/ 0 Cyber threats are on the rise. There is no denying that. As the healthcare industry continues its conversion process from paper documents to electronic medical records, a tremendous increase in the... http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/23/how-to-avoid-expensive-hipaa-non-compliance-mistakes/ http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/23/how-to-avoid-expensive-hipaa-non-compliance-mistakes/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:39:02 +0000 Anupam http://www.egestalt.com/blog/?p=318 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/23/how-to-avoid-expensive-hipaa-non-compliance-mistakes/feed/ 0 HIPPA Compliance management can be convoluted and at times expensive. However, think again if you are not compliant, as its non-compliance can cost you a huge packet! Phoenix Cardiac Surgery P.C, a... http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/02/health-information-breaches-their-contributors/ http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/02/health-information-breaches-their-contributors/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:56:12 +0000 Anupam http://www.egestalt.com/blog/?p=313 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/02/health-information-breaches-their-contributors/feed/ 0 An alarming number of data breaches are being witnessed in the healthcare industry today. The number of breaches affecting 500 or more patients has risen above the 400 incidents mark, affecting... http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/02/major-%e2%80%98hack-attack%e2%80%99-reported-card-holders-at-risk/ http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/02/major-%e2%80%98hack-attack%e2%80%99-reported-card-holders-at-risk/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:47:21 +0000 Anupam http://www.egestalt.com/blog/?p=307 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/02/major-%e2%80%98hack-attack%e2%80%99-reported-card-holders-at-risk/feed/ 0 Credit card companies have always been vulnerable to a number of security concerns. And with a hack attack reported by Global Payments, an Atlanta company processing credit and debit cards, these... http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/02/what-factors-determine-financial-penalty-for-a-breach/ http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/02/what-factors-determine-financial-penalty-for-a-breach/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:30:31 +0000 Anupam http://www.egestalt.com/blog/?p=310 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/04/02/what-factors-determine-financial-penalty-for-a-breach/feed/ 0 The Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently reached a settlement demanding $1.5 million and corrective action as penalty in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee case. ... http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/27/breach-tally-continues-to-grow-more-individuals-affected/ http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/27/breach-tally-continues-to-grow-more-individuals-affected/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:02:08 +0000 Anupam http://www.egestalt.com/blog/?p=297 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/27/breach-tally-continues-to-grow-more-individuals-affected/feed/ 1 The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights investigates breaches and adds the affected number to the tally of total healthcare information breaches.This breach tally has... http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/26/are-you-falling-prey-to-random-security-attacks/ http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/26/are-you-falling-prey-to-random-security-attacks/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:08:40 +0000 Anupam http://www.egestalt.com/blog/?p=302 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/26/are-you-falling-prey-to-random-security-attacks/feed/ 0 You may be wondering what caused a security breach, or how it actually occurred, and also be  totally unaware that you were not even targeted, but you merely fell prey to a random attack- At least,... http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/23/hipaa-audits-to-continue-in-2013-here%e2%80%99s-what-to-expect/ http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/23/hipaa-audits-to-continue-in-2013-here%e2%80%99s-what-to-expect/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:10:37 +0000 Anupam http://www.egestalt.com/blog/?p=304 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/23/hipaa-audits-to-continue-in-2013-here%e2%80%99s-what-to-expect/feed/ 0 In an interview with Howard Anderson from HealthcareInfoSecurity, Leon Rodriguez, Director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) outlined the HIPAA audit... http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/23/hacktivist-groups-pose-major-threat-organizations-beware/ http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/23/hacktivist-groups-pose-major-threat-organizations-beware/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:06:02 +0000 Anupam http://www.egestalt.com/blog/?p=300 http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2012/03/23/hacktivist-groups-pose-major-threat-organizations-beware/feed/ 1 A cyber-attack can affect organizations at different levels. While organizations are actively trying to prevent these attacks, ironically the number of attacks seems to be constantly on the rise....