Compliance and Risk Management in the Spotlight: Lessons Learned from the SolarWinds Hack

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We recently wrote an article discussing, briefly, a data breach for the security firm FireEye. At the time, FireEye claimed that the breach was the result of a foreign attack, a state-sponsored cyberattack, an event that has unfortunately become the norm in 2020. As we, along with the rest of the country, have learned the FireEye breach was connected to the massive SolarWinds hack, one that many are calling one of the largest security breaches in U.S. history. 

Here, we’ll talk about some of the basics of the attack, including how it happened and its impact. The lessons we can learn from the SolarWinds hack can emphasize just how important risk management is for companies large and small across the U.S.

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What Managed Service Providers Should Know About HIPAA Compliance

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In some ways, the combination of managed service providers and healthcare clients is the perfect storm of targets for hackers. Attacks on managed service providers are on the rise, as are attacks on healthcare records. In fact, there were a total of 41.4 million patient records breached in 2020 alone. That’s why HIPAA compliance is so important for managed service providers. 

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