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Google to remove ePHI from its Search Results

Jun 25, 2017

  HIPAA data breaches can occur if ePHI (electronic protected health information) is posted on an open web site.  In that situation, not only is the ePHI available for viewing, it also can be indexed by an Internet search engine such as Google.  Many data breaches have been uncovered by finding the unauthorized ePHI via...

Athens Orthopedic won’t pay for credit monitoring in data breach

Aug 16, 2016

Data breaches are happening on a frequent basis. You can’t read the news or watch TV without hearing about another data breach. While a company may give out some details of a data breach, the financial details of what the data breach will cost a company usually are not disclosed. This is especially true with...

Secure Now! Discusses Data Security on Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®

Jun 20, 2016

  Tune in to Fox Business Network as sponsored programming and Bloomberg International on Sunday, June 26, 2016. See market-by-market listings below. Los Angeles, CA – June 23, 2016 — Secure Now! President/CEO Art Gross will soon appear on the award-winning, global TV show, Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®. Gross will share his expertise in the small and mid-sized business...

Secure Now! Discusses Data Security on Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®

Jun 20, 2016

  Tune in to Fox Business Network as sponsored programming and Bloomberg International on Sunday, June 26, 2016. See market-by-market listings below. Los Angeles, CA – June 23, 2016 — Secure Now! President/CEO Art Gross will soon appear on the award-winning, global TV show, Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®. Gross will share his expertise in the small and mid-sized business...

HIPAA compliance is a business risk

Oct 19, 2015

Medicine is Risky The practice of medicine is a risky business. There is always the risk that a certain treatment will fail to help a patient. There is a risk of being accused of malpractice. There is a risk of being accused of incorrectly billing a patient, insurance company or government agency. There is a...

$750,000 HIPAA fine offers valuable lessons

Sep 3, 2015

On September 2, 2015 The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a press release announcing a $750,000 HIPAA settlement with Cancer Care Group, P.C. This large fine offers some very important lessons. Let’s take a closer look: Cancer Care Group is a mid-size practice. They have 18 physicians.  It is important to note the...

Hey Small Business: You ARE a cyber-target!

Nov 22, 2014

The security firm, FireEye, has a very eye opening report titled “Big Threats for Small Businesses Five Reasons Your Small or Midsize Business is a Prime Target for Cybercriminals” The report addresses a common misconception that small businesses have: I’m too small to be a target “The ‘I’m too small to be a target’ argument...

Hackers love small businesses – Infographic

Nov 14, 2014

A infographic by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) reported that 71 percent of security breaches target small businesses, and nearly half of all small businesses have been victims of cyberattacks.

InformationWeek: Inside A HIPAA Breach

Oct 9, 2014

The following article, written by Alison Diana, appeared over at InformationWeek on 10/7/2014. The article interviews one of HIPAA Secure Now’s clients that utilized our service after one of their Business Associates had a HIPAA related breach. The client asked to remain anonymous but wanted to share the information so other HIPAA Covered Entities and...

Case study: Breach of PHI by a Business Associate

Jul 12, 2014

One of our medical practice clients contacted us regarding a breach of Protected Health Information (PHI) by their billing company. The client received a letter from the billing company’s attorney stating that 60 of the client’s patients had their information breached when the billing company’s file server was compromised. The PHI included treatment reports, name,...

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