Industry Perspectives

Analysis and curated insights on systemic risk, emerging threats, and the evolving healthcare risk landscape.

June 5, 2026

CMMC to HIPAA: Mapping Security Controls

Compare CMMC and HIPAA controls, identify gaps in integrity and availability, and see which NIST SP 800-53 controls close them.

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June 5, 2026

Boardroom to Bedside: Making AI Governance Everyone's Responsibility

Practical framework to extend AI governance across boards, clinicians, and frontline staff to manage risks and protect patients.

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June 5, 2026

Best Practices for Medical Device Patching

Risk-based patching for medical devices: prioritize critical updates, test in simulated environments, use compensating controls, and plan replacements.

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June 5, 2026

Audit Readiness for New Privacy Laws

How healthcare orgs can comply with the 2026 HIPAA Security Rule: mandatory MFA, encryption, annual pen tests, 72-hr restores, and continuous audit readiness.

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June 5, 2026

Audit Evidence Collection for Cloud Compliance: FAQs

Automate cloud audit evidence collection for healthcare: secure logs, map controls to HIPAA/HITRUST, and maintain defensible audit trails.

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June 5, 2026

Algorithmic Accountability: Liability Frameworks for AI-Driven Clinical Decisions

Assigning liability when AI shapes clinical decisions—reviews clinician, hospital, and vendor duties, governance, audits, and bias controls.

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June 5, 2026

AI Under Attack: Protecting Machine Learning Models From Manipulation

Threats to healthcare AI—data poisoning, adversarial and extraction attacks—and defenses: adversarial training, monitoring, and secure data pipelines.

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June 5, 2026

AI Supply Chain Risks in Healthcare

Examines data privacy, vendor opacity, model poisoning, and compliance gaps in healthcare AI supply chains — plus governance, contracts, and automated risk tools.

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June 5, 2026

5 Steps to Integrate Cloud Incident Response

Five practical steps to build cloud incident response in healthcare: inventory assets, choose tools, create playbooks, train teams, and monitor continuously.

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June 5, 2026

5 Steps to Evaluate SOC 2 Reports for Vendors

Five practical steps to assess SOC 2 reports for healthcare vendors: check scope, report type, management assertions, controls testing, and deficiencies.

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June 5, 2026

5 Steps to Evaluate SOC 2 Reports for Vendors

Five practical steps to assess SOC 2 reports for healthcare vendors: check scope, report type, management assertions, controls testing, and deficiencies.

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June 5, 2026

5 Steps for HITECH Act Breach Reporting

Follow five clear steps to comply with HITECH breach rules: assess PHI incidents, notify covered entities and individuals, alert media for large breaches, report to HHS, and retain logs.

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June 5, 2026

5 Steps for HIPAA Data Labeling Compliance

Five actionable steps to identify and protect PHI—classify data, anonymize/mask, enforce encryption and RBAC, train staff, and audit vendors for HIPAA compliance.

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June 5, 2026

2025 HIPAA Updates: Cloud Compliance Changes

2025 HIPAA cloud rules require AES-256/TLS encryption, mandatory MFA, microsegmentation, faster breach timelines, biannual scans, and stronger vendor oversight.

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June 5, 2026

10 Steps to SOC 2 Readiness for Healthcare Teams

Practical 10-step checklist for healthcare teams to prepare for SOC 2 audits: scope, controls, documentation, staff training, testing, auditor selection, and continuous monitoring.

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June 5, 2026

Minimum Cybersecurity Standards for Medical Device Suppliers

Overview of FDA rules requiring SBOMs, timely patches, and postmarket monitoring for connected medical device suppliers.

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June 5, 2026

SBOMs in Medical Device Labels: FDA Expectations

SBOMs are essential for medical device safety; FDA now requires machine-readable SBOMs, lifecycle metadata and VEX for submissions.

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June 5, 2026

Third-Party Audits vs. Internal Audits for IoT Devices

Compare internal and third-party audits for healthcare IoT devices to balance cost, objectivity, and regulatory readiness.

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June 5, 2026

Cloud PHI Audit Metrics: What to Measure

Key cloud PHI audit metrics—access controls, encryption, audit logs, vendor risk, and recovery—plus benchmarks and tools.

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June 5, 2026

Top 7 IAM Solutions for Healthcare Organizations

Compare seven IAM platforms for healthcare, focusing on HIPAA compliance, EHR integration, deployment speed, and scalability.

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June 5, 2026

How FDA Rules Impact Supplier Cybersecurity

FDA now requires suppliers to treat medical device cybersecurity as a regulated, ongoing responsibility that can block market access.

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June 5, 2026

NIST Privacy Framework: Certification and Audit Insights

How healthcare organizations use the NIST Privacy Framework to prepare audits, map controls, and improve PHI risk management.

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June 5, 2026

Top Features of Secure PHI Storage Platforms

Overview of 10 PHI storage essentials: encryption, RBAC/MFA, audit logs, backups, DLP, BAAs, HSMs, monitoring, scalability, 24/7 support.

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June 5, 2026

Ultimate Guide to Healthcare IT Risk Assessment Tools

Healthcare IT risk assessment tools combine NIST/HIPAA compliance, continuous monitoring, vendor oversight, and AI to protect ePHI.

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