December 2018
Season’s Greetings and Happy Holidays from Clearwater!
Healthcare is one of the most targeted industries of cyber attacks. With data breaches increasing, both in frequency and severity, consequences of an incident are far-reaching. Clearwater is here to help! Below, find valuable updates and resources to help your organization Manage Cyber Risk Right!
Wishing you a wonderful and secure holiday season and a very happy new year!
The Clearwater Marketing Team
In case you missed it
Clearwater and CyberMDX Announce Partnership
We are excited to announce Clearwater and CyberMDX have partnered to address the healthcare industry’s weakest link in the ePHI security chain: Connected medical devices and IoT equipment.
The CyberMDX-Clearwater medical device security model simplifies and automates the identification, inventorying, assessment and risk analysis of networked medical devices, helping protect patients from cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.
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Protecting Investments: Why Healthcare Private Equity Investors Must Increase Focus on Cybersecurity Risk
As more investment moves into the healthcare industry, it is crucial to consider the unique risks associated with protecting patient data and the potential impact of cybersecurity attacks on healthcare investments as part of the due diligence process.
Learn why healthcare private equity investors must increase focus on cybersecurity risk.
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OCR Fines Florida Physicians Group $500,000 for HIPAA Failures
Florida-based Advanced Care Hospitalists was fined $500,000 by the Office For Civil Rights for multiple HIPAA compliance failures, including sharing protected health information with an unknown vendor.
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Bryan Cave—Privacy Due Diligence In A Merger Or Acquisition
"The FTC can hold an acquirer responsible for the bad data privacy practices of a company that it acquires...To mitigate potential liabilities, Buyer must prioritize data governance, privacy, and security concerns from the outset of an M&A transaction, from initial evaluation to post-acquisition integration."
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Trends & Insights
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CHIME HealthCare’s 2018 Most Wired Survey Cites Profound Need for Foundational Security and Disaster Recovery Measures
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Upcoming Clearwater Events
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IRM | Analysis™ Live Demo
Join Clearwater for a live demonstration of the power of IRM | Analysis™ the best tool in the industry used by thousands of organizations to perform an OCR-quality HIPAA Security Risk Analysis.
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Former OCR Deputy Director Iliana Peters Presents:
Meeting In the Middle | The cyber risk relationship between covered entities and their vendors
Healthcare covered entities rely on a large and diverse group of vendors to deliver care and operate their businesses. Many of these third parties perform functions or activities that include the use or disclosure of protected health information. Join us to explore the challenges of managing vendor cyber risk from both covered entity and vendor perspectives.
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As always, please let us know if we can help with any of your Cyber Risk Management Challenges.
