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Government Initiative Provides Free Cybersecurity Upgrades and Security Services to Rural Hospitals

HIPAA Journal · · US Federal · Healthcare Privacy

Small and rural healthcare providers lack the resources they need to make essential improvements to their information security programs to […] The post Government Initiative Provides Free Cybersecurity Upgrades and Security Services to Rural Hospitals appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Four vulnerabilities have been identified in HAPI FHIR, the open-source Java library and server framework that implements the HL7 FHIR […] The post Multiple Vulnerabilities Identified in Component Used by Smile Digital Health’s Smile CDR appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Free 30-Minute Expert Review of Your Cybersecurity Priorities

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