Housing Market Bracing For Interest Hike Since Trump Won Now that Donald Trump was elected this week, economists are betting that inflation will go up. Research firm Capital Economics plans to actually raise its interest-rate forecast because its economist Thomas Ryan suspects the Federal Reserve’s reaction will be to pull back on slashing rates. The […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Microsoft Confirms MMC Bug Being Exploited – No Patch I could tell you to patch the bug but, for the 23rd time this year, the bug is being exploited in the wild and there is no patch. The bug, rated 7.8/10, is in the Microsoft Management Console tool and it was not among the 119 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Unfortunately, this may be the only way to get some businesses to improve their cybersecurity practices. Hew York is using its regulation of financial services firms as a model to regulate the security of its 152 “General” hospitals. Those are hospitals that “provide medical or medical and surgical services primarily to in-patients by or under […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Feds Say ChangeHealth Can File Breach Notice on Behalf of Doctors After All Changing your mind … is a federal agency’s prerogative, apparently. Normally under HIPAA, it is the doctor or hospital that has to file the breach notice and until this week, that was the fed’s (HHS) position for the ChangeHealth breach. However, smarter […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]White House Preps New Cyber Rules for Healthcare After ChangeHealth Breach Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber says that after a decade of pleading with hospitals to protect your data, they are getting ready to roll out regulations. The hospitals say don’t penalize us by making us protect your data; why do we […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]HHS Beefs up Privacy Protection for Reproductive Healthcare Info In a final rule released this week, doctors, clinics and other providers are prohibited from disclosing protected health information related to lawful reproductive healthcare. The rule is designed to protect women who cross state lines seeking an abortion and their providers. The 291 page regulation will […]
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