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OCR Releases Cybersecurity Video: How the HIPAA Security Rule Can Help Defend Against Cyber-Attacks

In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, OCR has produced a new video for organizations covered under the HIPAA Rules on how the HIPAA Security Rule can help regulated entities defend against cyber-attacks. The video is available in English and Spanish.

This presentation is intended to educate the health care industry on real world cyber-attack trends from OCR breach reports and investigations and explore how implementation of appropriate HIPAA Security Rule safeguards can help detect and mitigate common cyber-attacks. Topics include:

  • OCR breach and investigation trend analysis
  • Common attack vectors
  • OCR investigations of weaknesses that led to or contributed to breaches
  • How Security Rule compliance can help regulated entities defend against cyber-attacks

The video presentation may be found on OCR’s YouTube channel at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VnbBxxyZLc8