Healthcare Cybersecurity in 2026: Threats and Defenses
Healthcare cybersecurity 2026: ransomware, vendor risk, the stalled HIPAA Security Rule overhaul, HHS goals, and where health systems are investing.
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HIPAA, healthcare cybersecurity, ransomware, and breach response — protecting patient data in a high-threat environment.
The Proposed 2025 HIPAA Security Rule Overhaul
A look at the HIPAA Security Rule update HHS OCR proposed in January 2025 — mandatory safeguards, encryption, MFA, and what could change.
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Lessons from the Change Healthcare Cyberattack
How the Change Healthcare cyberattack disrupted U.S. healthcare and what it reveals about concentration risk and vendor security.
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Third-Party and Vendor Risk in Healthcare Cybersecurity
Why healthcare data breach trends increasingly trace back to vendors — third-party vendor risk healthcare programs, BAAs, and HIPAA implications explained.
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Healthcare Ransomware: How Hospitals Get Hit and How They Recover
How healthcare ransomware attacks unfold, why EHR downtime is so disruptive, and how hospitals prepare, respond, and recover.
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HHS 405(d) and the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices
An overview of HHS 405(d), the public-private program behind the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) framework for healthcare.
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Telehealth Security and Privacy in a Rapid-Expansion Era
Telehealth security in 2020: OCR's COVID-19 enforcement discretion, video-visit risks, endpoint and PHI exposure, and how to evaluate platforms.
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The HIPAA Security Rule Explained: Safeguards and Requirements
A plain-language breakdown of HIPAA Security Rule requirements: administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, and who must comply.
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HIPAA Business Associate Agreements: Scope, Liability, and Subcontractor Chains
What a HIPAA business associate agreement must contain, who actually needs one, and how liability flows through subcontractor chains in modern health IT.
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