Health Center Resilience in the Face of Cyber Adversity Health Center Resilience in the Face of Cyber Adversity A Case Study of the Family Health Center of Worcester’s Ransomware Incident, February 2024 Wednesday, February 21, 2024 0 324 The use of ransomware — malicious software that restricts access to computer systems with financial demands — has escalated, targeting health centers and putting countless lives at risk. This dire reality came to the forefront during... Read more
HITEQ Highlights: Enabling a Cyber-Resilient Health Center HITEQ Highlights: Enabling a Cyber-Resilient Health Center HITEQ Highlights Webinar 12/4/2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 0 1302 In this HITEQ Highlight, we aim to strengthen Health Centers' capacity to build their cyber-resiliency. We will cover risk management tools,... Read more
Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Virtual Learning Collaborative 12/5/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 1784 It's time to reconsider your strategy if you still treat cyber risk as an annual project or initiative. Having a thorough... Read more
Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Virtual Learning Collaborative 11/14/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 1625 It's time to reconsider your strategy if you still treat cyber risk as an annual project or initiative. Having a thorough... Read more
Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Virtual Learning Collaborative 10/24/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 1523 It's time to reconsider your strategy if you still treat cyber risk as an annual project or initiative. Having a thorough... Read more
Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Virtual Learning Collaborative 10/3/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 1928 It's time to reconsider your strategy if you still treat cyber risk as an annual project or initiative. Having a thorough... Read more
A Guide to Essential Cybersecurity Tasks for Health Centers A Guide to Essential Cybersecurity Tasks for Health Centers For health centers with limited resources, developed in June 2023 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 0 2356 In an increasingly connected healthcare landscape, health centers face a dual challenge: the rising tide of cyber threats and the... Read more
Promoting Cybersecurity Awareness for Patients Promoting Cybersecurity Awareness for Patients Protecting yourself when using patient portals, health apps, and online medical devices, June 2023 Friday, June 30, 2023 0 2944 This training guide provides patients with knowledge and awareness about cybersecurity threats to protect their personal health... Read more
Strategic Cybersecurity Investments: Leveraging American Rescue Plan Funding... Strategic Cybersecurity Investments: Leveraging American Rescue Plan Funding...
Serving Rural Patients with Telehealth: Resources and Tips for Federally... Serving Rural Patients with Telehealth: Resources and Tips for Federally...
Cybersecurity Checklist for health center staff working remotely Cybersecurity Checklist for health center staff working remotely
HITEQ Highlights: Health Center Defense Against the Dark Web: Strategies for... HITEQ Highlights: Health Center Defense Against the Dark Web: Strategies for...
Strategic Cybersecurity Breach Protection and Incident Response Strategic Cybersecurity Breach Protection and Incident Response
Health Center Defense Against the Dark Web Presentation Health Center Defense Against the Dark Web Presentation Monday, October 28, 2019 0 28383 It is of critical importance to motivate and educate healthcare professionals on current critical privacy and security concepts and methods for defense of health data. Aspects of security awareness training, breach... Read more
Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients Friday, May 10, 2019 0 28712 The HIPAA Security Rule establishes the requirements for protection of electronic patient health information. The safeguards identified are made up of three domains that include administrative, physical, and technical... Read more
Creating and Managing Strong Passwords at Your Health Center Creating and Managing Strong Passwords at Your Health Center Friday, April 6, 2018 0 44011 Is it acceptable/recommended for health centers to adopt the new password policy guidelines under NIST Special Publication 800-63B and will that still uphold the HIPAA security rule? This question had been posed to the HITEQ... Read more
Mobile Device Security: Managing Cloud-based & Hybrid Solutions in Healthcare Settings Mobile Device Security: Managing Cloud-based & Hybrid Solutions in Healthcare Settings Monday, October 31, 2016 0 21171 Many times when we think of mobile health it is in the terms of patient engagement and communication, but it is important for Health Centers to also be familiar with privacy and security concerns as it relates to mobile... Read more