External hackers pose a major threat to healthcare data. The most common methods of attack are employee phishing (40%) and vendor compromise (28%), which can allow hackers to access networks and steal sensitive patient data like social security numbers. Once stolen, this data is often sold on the black market and used for medical identity theft and fraudulent billing. A data breach can cost organizations $398 per stolen record and damage their reputation, leading to increased scrutiny and loss of new patients. Healthcare providers can help protect data by vetting vendors, training employees, implementing authentication measures, and backing up important files.
Health IT Data Security – An Overview of Privacy, Compliance, and Technology ...M2SYS Technology
Radical advancements in health IT development and implementation have pushed the issue of health data security to the forefront of the collective healthcare provider mindset as they attempt to strike a balance between patient access to electronic health record protected health information (PHI) and data protection. The fact that so many health IT vendors now have access to and possess protected health information necessitated shift changes in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 which was enacted to establish ground rules for the privacy protection of individually identifiable health information.
We invited Mac McMillan, Chair of the HIMSS Privacy and Security Task Force to discuss what these new changes are, define their parameters, the mission of the HIMSS PRivacy & Security Task Force, his definition of what “privacy” actually is, comments on new technology that are viable options for healthcare providers to implement as a way to protect access to sensitive patient data, and his thoughts on the increased adoption of PHI management applications such as Microsoft HealthVault.
Listen in to this podcast for more information on the latest health IT industry developments and regulations that govern PHI and for insight from Mac on why healthcare providers and third party vendors should pay close attention to compliance with recent HIPAA changes.
The current healthcare system in the United States is heavily influenced by HIPAA Security. This translates into a need to understand technology and cybersecurity beyond the use of anti-malware applications. This presentation presents some of the basics Covered Entities and Business Associates must be aware of as it relates to HIPAA Security.
3 Steps to Automate Compliance for Healthcare OrganizationsAvePoint
In this webinar, AvePoint's Chief Compliance & Risk Officer Dana Simberkoff and AvePoint's Director of Risk Management & Compliance Marc Dreyfus shared the playbook to jumpstart your comprehensive, automated program to mitigate the risk of data loss, privacy, and security breaches using AvePoint Compliance Guardian’s “Say it, do it, prove it” approach. To watch the webinar, please visit: http://www.avepoint.com/resources/videos/
Presentation designed to explain Business Associates the basics of HIPAA and real-life examples of cases that failed to implement and follow HIPAA requirements on a timely basis.
Health IT Data Security – An Overview of Privacy, Compliance, and Technology ...M2SYS Technology
Radical advancements in health IT development and implementation have pushed the issue of health data security to the forefront of the collective healthcare provider mindset as they attempt to strike a balance between patient access to electronic health record protected health information (PHI) and data protection. The fact that so many health IT vendors now have access to and possess protected health information necessitated shift changes in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 which was enacted to establish ground rules for the privacy protection of individually identifiable health information.
We invited Mac McMillan, Chair of the HIMSS Privacy and Security Task Force to discuss what these new changes are, define their parameters, the mission of the HIMSS PRivacy & Security Task Force, his definition of what “privacy” actually is, comments on new technology that are viable options for healthcare providers to implement as a way to protect access to sensitive patient data, and his thoughts on the increased adoption of PHI management applications such as Microsoft HealthVault.
Listen in to this podcast for more information on the latest health IT industry developments and regulations that govern PHI and for insight from Mac on why healthcare providers and third party vendors should pay close attention to compliance with recent HIPAA changes.
The current healthcare system in the United States is heavily influenced by HIPAA Security. This translates into a need to understand technology and cybersecurity beyond the use of anti-malware applications. This presentation presents some of the basics Covered Entities and Business Associates must be aware of as it relates to HIPAA Security.
3 Steps to Automate Compliance for Healthcare OrganizationsAvePoint
In this webinar, AvePoint's Chief Compliance & Risk Officer Dana Simberkoff and AvePoint's Director of Risk Management & Compliance Marc Dreyfus shared the playbook to jumpstart your comprehensive, automated program to mitigate the risk of data loss, privacy, and security breaches using AvePoint Compliance Guardian’s “Say it, do it, prove it” approach. To watch the webinar, please visit: http://www.avepoint.com/resources/videos/
Presentation designed to explain Business Associates the basics of HIPAA and real-life examples of cases that failed to implement and follow HIPAA requirements on a timely basis.
company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
Challenges and Opportunities Around Integration of Clinical Trials DataCitiusTech
Conducting a Clinical Trial is a complex process, consisting of activities such as protocol preparation, site selection, approval of various authorities, meticulous collection and management of data, analysis and reporting of the data collected
Each activity is benefited from the development of point applications which ease the process of data collection, reporting and decision making. The recent advancements in mobile technologies and connectivity has enabled the generation and exchange of a lot more data than previously anticipated. However, the lack of interoperability and proper planning to leverage this data, still acts as a roadblock in allowing organizations truly harness their data assets. This document will help life sciences IT professionals and decision makers understand challenges and opportunities around clinical data integration
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This summary deck discusses a practical, step-by-step approach to transform your IT systems for FHIR (HL7 standards) compliance, API-enablement of your legacy for an accelerated go to market using a library of tools and frameworks under the DigitMarket umbrella. It outlines different integration challenges such initiatives encounter and equips you to plan your compliance roadmap for FHIR.
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Learn more here: www.securitymetrics.com/sm/pub/hipaa/overview
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Healthcare data is being increasingly accessed over the public internet. With the rapid adoption of EHRs and patient portals, more and more healthcare technology providers are looking at providing the same features over the internet in a SaaS model to reduce feature to market time. As they embrace trends and begin supporting new use cases such as wearables, mobile health, AI and chat bots, more data gets transferred over the same public internet infrastructure
Secondly, there is a pressing need to optimize the time healthcare professionals spend on IT per patient instead of patient care. Hence, getting timely and accurate information is of utmost importance to ensure better patient care.
Patient engagement initiatives such as patient education, medication and visit reminder, positively impact patient outcomes and are a huge success if the applications built for the same provide seamless user experience. Internet based applications rely on HTTP. As web application became more prevalent, inefficiencies of HTTP need to be addressed. HTTP/2 (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Version 2) is the update to HTTP protocol that has been built with the aim of improving performance and reducing end user perceived latency, reducing network and server resource usage.This document introduces the features and benefits of HTTP/2 and how you can start using HTTP/2
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awareness about health information security among healthcare providers. The study conducted seven interviews with medical staff and an information technology technician. The study results showed that sharing sensitive information in a secure environment, creating laws and regulations, and increasing the
awareness about health information security render the electronic medical records of patients more secure and safe
While researchers are technically not covered by HIPAA, it still is important to protect patient's Protected Health Information(PHI). This is a presentation I did for the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA)
company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
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Learn more here: www.securitymetrics.com/sm/pub/hipaa/overview
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Speeding up Healthcare Application with HTTP/2CitiusTech
Healthcare data is being increasingly accessed over the public internet. With the rapid adoption of EHRs and patient portals, more and more healthcare technology providers are looking at providing the same features over the internet in a SaaS model to reduce feature to market time. As they embrace trends and begin supporting new use cases such as wearables, mobile health, AI and chat bots, more data gets transferred over the same public internet infrastructure
Secondly, there is a pressing need to optimize the time healthcare professionals spend on IT per patient instead of patient care. Hence, getting timely and accurate information is of utmost importance to ensure better patient care.
Patient engagement initiatives such as patient education, medication and visit reminder, positively impact patient outcomes and are a huge success if the applications built for the same provide seamless user experience. Internet based applications rely on HTTP. As web application became more prevalent, inefficiencies of HTTP need to be addressed. HTTP/2 (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Version 2) is the update to HTTP protocol that has been built with the aim of improving performance and reducing end user perceived latency, reducing network and server resource usage.This document introduces the features and benefits of HTTP/2 and how you can start using HTTP/2
MANAGING THE INFORMATION SECURITY ISSUES OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDSijsptm
All healthcare providers should have enough knowledge and sufficient information to understand the potential risk, which can lead to a breach in the Jordanian health information system (Hakeem program). This study aims to emphasise the importance of sharing sensitive health information among healthcare providers, create laws and regulations to keep the electronic medical records secure, and increase the
awareness about health information security among healthcare providers. The study conducted seven interviews with medical staff and an information technology technician. The study results showed that sharing sensitive information in a secure environment, creating laws and regulations, and increasing the
awareness about health information security render the electronic medical records of patients more secure and safe
While researchers are technically not covered by HIPAA, it still is important to protect patient's Protected Health Information(PHI). This is a presentation I did for the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA)
Artículo.- LA METODOLOGÍA DE LA PLANEACIÓN PARA LA MEJORA DE LA VIDA SOCIAL.Marel Damian
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As hospitals and health care systems continue to expand their digital collection and capabilities, surveys show that their security measures lag behind those of other industries. Hospitals’ weaknesses include their failure to assess the security of staffers’ mobile devices and of medical monitoring equipment that store patient identifiers as well as medical information. Physician groups represent another vulnerability because they often fail to do any security risk analysis.
This session will examine best practices that providers can implement to help keep data safe and hackers at bay.
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Cybersecurity breaches in the Healthcare industry pose a significant threat to those organizations. According to Gordon et al., cybersecurity breaches not only affect the patient’s information but it can also affect the organization's creditability (2017). When an organization creditability comes into question due to a cybersecurity breach, that organization may lose customers due to the fear of their information not being appropriately protected. In Healthcare it is crucial that we understand the impact of cybersecurity breaches. Most of the major hospital in the United States are using electronic medical records (EMR). A lot of hackers are using phishing methods to trick hospital and breaching their security protocol by tricking staff members into disclosing sensitive and personal information (Winder, 2014). Therefore, the following will discuss way cyber security breaches happen in the healthcare industry and way to prevent them from happening in the future.
Cyber Security Breach Diagram
Malicious and Non-Malicious
Cyber security breaches in healthcare can happen in several different ways. These different types of breaches can either be malicious or non-malicious. A malicious cyber security breech in healthcare, is when an individual or individuals purposely hacked into and attack or gain unauthorized access to members PII. Unauthorized access (such as hacking) to protected healthcare systems is the result of malicious behavior, things like holding the system ransom or stealing private information are acts of malicious behavior (Katz, 2018). Penetrating a system manually and disabling the systems defenses or by downloading software programs are other types of malicious behavior. Hacking is a malicious behavior, but just because the system is hack doesn’t necessarily mean any personal information is compromised. A number malicious cyber security breach may not be done intentionally but can cause just as many issues as a malicious cyber security breech. When data is unintentionally left exposed to an authorized access it is a non-malicious behavior. Cyber security breaches in healthcare can be the result of employee error or negligence. In healthcare malicious behavior is a portion of the inflow of cyber security breaches and non-malicious behavior is the portion of the outflow of a cyber security breech.
Eavesdropping
As a group, we have identified a multitude of cybersecurity breaches that are growing concerns amongst the healthcare providers and companies that offer their services to the community. Another one of these concerns’ hails in the form of eavesdropping. Eavesdropping is a d.
INFOGRAPHIC: IS YOUR PATIENT DATA PROTECTED?Diaspark
According to OCR, there were 253 breaches affecting 500 individuals or more w/ a combined loss of over 112M records. Healthcare Failing to secure their data
48% encountered a data breach or failed a compliance audit in the last 12 months
26% are protecting data because of a past data breach
138% jump in number of breached healthcare records since 2012
The estimated cost for HIPAA breaches since 2009 has reached over 31 billion dollars.
Healthcare IT Challenges
42% of 2014 data breaches were in healthcare
90% of healthcare organizations have had at least 1 data breach in past 2 years
40% report that they have had more than 5 incidents of the entire U.S population was impacted by cybercrime in 9 months
Healthcare Cost of Breach
29% Reputation and brand damage
21% lost productivity
19% Lost Revenue
12% Forensics
10% Technical Support
8% Compliance Regulatory
With Data breaches expected to reach $2.1 trillion globally by 2019, which is four times the expected cost for cybercrime in 2015, It's apparent that a new approach to data security is needed if organizations are to stay ahead of the attackers and more effectively protect their intellectual property, data, customer information, employees, and their bottom lines against data breaches in the future
Contact us to learn how to safeguard against such breaches and implement it security strategy.
Cybersecurity Challenges in the Healthcare Industry.pdfMobibizIndia1
The healthcare enterprise has gone through a virtual transformation in recent years, with digital health information and IoT devices turning into integral parts of affected personal care. While these technological improvements have revolutionized healthcare transport, they have also uncovered the enterprise to a myriad of cybersecurity challenges.
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As your systems administrator person I am responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems; especially multi-user computers, such as servers.
The system administrator seeks to ensure that the uptime, performance, resources, and security of the computers he or she manages meet the needs of the users, without exceeding the budget.
To meet these needs, a system administrator may acquire, install, or upgrade computer components and software; provide routine automation; maintain security policies; troubleshoot; train or supervise staff; or offer technical support for projects.
Infrustructure of IT
Infrastructure components
Data center infrastructure often includes the power, cooling and building elements necessary to support data center hardware. The data center hardware infrastructure usually involves servers; storage subsystems; networking devices, like switches, routers and physical cabling; and dedicated network appliances, such as network firewalls.
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The healthcare industry is going through tremendous change due to the automation of patient care, causing huge impacts on IT organizations. The entire system managing the interaction between healthcare professionals and patients is dramatically evolving, and will completely impact the way a hospital does business.
Mobility continues to trend upward in healthcare, as doctors make use of tablet devices at the bedside to access Computerized Physician Order Entry systems (CPOE). These orders are communicated over thenetwork to the medical staff in other departments, such as radiology, giving them treatment instructions on a specific patient. After these large images are captured, they are stored and made available for analysis by the physician, even at the bedside.
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Human Resources
Finance
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Billing
Schedule
The Healthcare Organization as a System
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A recent Phonemon Institute survey reveals that, “for the first time, criminal attacks are the number-one root cause of healthcare data breaches.”5 “Cyber criminals recognize two critical facts abou ...
PYA Principal Barry Mathis presented “Hot Topics in Privacy and Security,” at the Florida Hospital Association's 14th Annual Health Care Corporate Compliance Education Retreat.
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Cybersecurity Risks of 3rd Party Cloud-Apps in 2022 Whitepaper by Protected H...Protected Harbor
Cybersecurity Risks in Third-Party Cloud Apps (2022) is a comprehensive whitepaper that examines the evolving threat landscape surrounding third-party cloud applications. Delve into the intricate web of security concerns and mitigation strategies to safeguard your organization's sensitive data from potential breaches and unauthorized access. Explore the dynamic challenges posed by third-party cloud apps in 2022 and equip your business with actionable insights to fortify its digital ecosystem against emerging cybersecurity threats.
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While mobile devices have improved efficiency and patient engagement while lowering costs, they’ve dramatically increased security risks. How can mHealth be safely implemented? View this slide show and learn:
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• Where the greatest vulnerabilities lie
• How to improve mHealth security
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• How mHealth increases security risks
• Where the greatest vulnerabilities lie
• How to improve mHealth security
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Cyber-security Researcher
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Joshua Spencer
3. Overview
Why do hackers want my healthcare data?
Who wants to steal it?
How do they do it?
What is the impact of a breach?
How do I protect against it?
4. Why do hackers want my
healthcare data?
55%30%
10%
5%
Financial Fraud
Medical Identity Theft
IdeologyFun
State Sponsored Attacks
*2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
7. Who are the external “hackers”?
*Dell Secureworks Healthcare Data Security Threats
5%
15%
80%
Advanced Persistant
Threats (APT)
Script Kiddies
Industrialized Hacking
Organizations
8. How am I being hacked?
40%
28%
17%
9%
4%
2%
Employee Phishing
Vendor Compromise
Website Hacking
Employee Internet Use
Employee Accident
On-location Hacking
*2014 Ponemon Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security
9. Employee
receives
fraudulent email
reminding
employee to
“Confirm their
Recent
Promotion” User clicks link in
email and logs
into fake HR
website
Hacker logs Into
network remotely
using stolen
password
Hacker scans
network and
steals databases
Hacker sells
stolen
information on
black market to
identity thieves
Hacker logs into
employee email
to send
fraudulent email
to all contacts
Employee
Phishing
10. Employee receives
fraudulent email
reminding employee to
“Confirm their Recent
Promotion”
User clicks link in
email and logs into
fake HR website
Hacker logs into
network remotely
using stolen password
Hacker scans network
and steals databases
Hacker sells stolen
information on black
market to identity
thieves
Hacker logs into
employee email to
send fraudulent email
to all contacts
Create and sell
fraudulent medical,
Social Security and
State ID cards
Obtain
prescriptions for
narcotics
Partner with illicit
providers for
fraudulent
Medicare billing
Employee
Phishing
11.
12.
13. Vendor hacked
Hacker accesses
customer databases
Hacker logs Into your
network remotely and
steals databases
Hacker sells stolen
information on black
market to identity
thieves
Hacker logs Into
employee email to
send fraudulent
email to all contacts
Vendor
Compromise
14. Website
had a
software
flaw
discovered
Bug allows
a hacker to
bypass the
login
Company
fails to
apply the
security
update
quickly
enough
Hacker
uses a
network of
infected
computers
to attack
website
Attack
installs
data
stealing
program
Program
scans for
juicy data
(SSN)
Data sent to
attacker’s
computers
Hacker
sells stolen
information
on black
market to
identity
thieves
Computer
now used
to attack
other
companies
Website
Hacking
15. Employee’s
computer
has a
software
flaw
discovered
Employee
visits a
hacked
website
Company
fails to
apply the
security
update
quickly
enough
Attack
installs data
stealing
program
Program
scans
network for
juicy data
(tax
returns,
spreadsheet
s with SSN)
Data sent to
attacker’s
computers
Hacker sells
stolen
information
on black
market to
identity
thieves
Computer
now used to
attack other
companies
Internet
Use
16. How am I being successfully
hacked?
*2014 Ponemon Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security
5%
26%
69%
Company Specific Attack
Healthcare Industry Attack
Untargeted Attack
17. What is the impact of a breach?
Consequences of a breach are much greater than most
other industries
Incorrect medical records (blood type, allergies, conditions)
causes patient safety risks
HIV status disclosure is much more emotionally damaging
than a Home Depot purchase history
Can’t give patients a new identity like you can with Credit
Cards
*2014 Ponemon Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security; Dell Secureworks Healthcare Data Security Threats
18. What is the impact of a breach?
$398 per health record on average in the U.S.
Does not factor in reputational damage
Increasing civil penalties from HHS, up to $1.5 million
Heavy scrutiny from media and regulators
80% of new patients screen their provider on search engines
Increasing use of “vendor scorecards” will hurt customer
growth
*2014 Ponemon Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security; Dell Secureworks Healthcare Data Security Threats
19.
20.
21. How do I protect my
healthcare data?
Factor security into your 3rd party vendor evaluations
Hire or contract with Information Security specialists
Train employees on recognizing fraud
Know where your data is going
Backup your important data
Use two-factor authentication
22. Overview
Why do hackers want my healthcare data?
Who wants to steal it?
How do they do it?
What is the impact of a breach?
How do I protect against it?
Editor's Notes
Apple – 183b, ATT 128b, Siemens 102b, McKesson 137b,,, over $700/person/year