Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Let’s start with the good news. Law enforcement organizations around the world have stepped up their efforts to find, stop, and arrest ransomware operators, shut down dark web markets, and close crypto mixers and tumblers that help threat actors launder their funds.

Before we move forward with our exploration of HIPAA, HITRUST, and server hardening, let’s review what we learned in Part One. We began as experienced IT professionals and consultants working in the private sector, after starting a new job in the US Healthcare industry.

Suppose you are an experienced IT professional or consultant working in the private sector. You get a new job working in the US Healthcare industry. On starting your new job, you learn about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule and the consequences of failure to comply with it. As an IT professional, you understand that a crucial component of mitigating cyber threats is to implement server hardening, but how does this relate to HIPAA?