The PCI Security Standards Council has announced detailed timelines for the release of the much-anticipated PCI DSS version 4.0. Due to the scale and extent of the changes, the council is now targeting Q2 2022 for formal publication of the new framework. This blog post provides additional details about the timing of version 4.0 and its implications for healthcare entities. Read More

The CyberPHIx podcast is a quick source for keeping up with the latest cybersecurity news, trends and industry leading practices, specifically for the healthcare industry. For those who don’t quite have the time to binge-listen through the entire catalog, we have compiled some highlights from our guests on a focused set of topics. We will be releasing these as our "Healthcare CISOs Sound Off" blog series in several installments. The topic of our second blog is risk reporting and engaging with the business. Read More

I have been hosting The CyberPHIx for over three years now. During that time, I have had the honor and privilege to speak with some of the healthcare industry’s most innovative thought leaders and experts in cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and risk. For those who don’t quite have the time to binge-listen through the entire catalog, we have compiled some highlights from our guests on a focused set of topics. We will be releasing these as our "Healthcare CISOs Sound Off" blog series in several installments. The topic for our first blog is Medical Device Security. Read More

On April 15th 2021, HITRUST® announced a new reservation system for scheduling quality assurance for validated assessments. For all validated assessments submitted on or before June 30th 2021, HITRUST will continue to process on a first come, first served basis. Any assessments that will be submitted on or after July 1st 2021, will require Assessed Entities to schedule the start of quality assurance (QA) procedures within the HITRUST MyCSF® platform. Read More

Risk analysis is one of four required implementation specifications in the Security Management Process section of the HIPAA Security Rule. The rule requires covered entities to “[c]onduct an accurate and thorough assessment of the potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information held by the [organization].” Too often, we see healthcare organizations missing the mark on aligning with the Risk Analysis requirements as defined in the HIPAA Security Rule and running afoul of OCR and regulators in the process. Read More

Over 30,000 organizations, including healthcare entities, have been infiltrated by a Chinese-affiliated espionage group via zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange email servers. The attack has wide-ranging impacts for healthcare organizations, a majority of which use Microsoft to provide email services. This blog article provides an overview of the Microsoft Exchange breach, its origins, and the latest recommendations for mitigation from Microsoft, the CISA, and Meditology’s technical security and ethical hacking experts. Read More