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US government plans overhaul of security standards for healthcare industry
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed extensive modifications to existing standards governing how healthcare information is stored and protected in the region. Set to be published in the Federal Register on 6 January, the changes set out by the HHS would impact the ‘security rule’ of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The…
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Elevating compliance standards for MSPs in 2025
Cybersecurity is set to undergo significant changes in the coming years with a raft of new regulations set to come into effect in 2025. To name just a few, the EU is introducing new cybersecurity regulations in late 2024 and 2025. The Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) takes effect in October 2024, requiring businesses to strengthen threat management and…
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NIST’s New Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Announced
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology this week unveiled three encryption algorithms designed to resist cyberattacks, which industry observers said are a positive step toward preventing cyberattacks that break current encryption methods. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 203, 204, and 205 provide standards for general encryption and protecting digital signatures. They were derived from multiple submissions in…
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