Industry Perspectives

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

June 5, 2026

Pharmaceutical Forensics: Data Breach Analysis

Analysis of rising pharma cyberattacks, breach causes, forensic methods, and steps to protect R&D, supply chains, and patient data.

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June 5, 2026

Encryption Standards for Medical Devices 2026

Summary of 2026 HIPAA/FDA encryption mandates: AES-256 for data at rest, TLS 1.2+ for transit, legacy controls, and compliance steps.

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June 5, 2026

HIPAA Incident Response Plan: Key Requirements

A structured HIPAA incident response plan is essential to protect ePHI, meet 60‑day breach deadlines, and reduce operational risk.

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June 5, 2026

FDA Cybersecurity Labeling: What HDOs Need to Know

HDO primer on FDA's 2025 cybersecurity labeling: 14 required elements, SBOMs, update commitments, and end-of-support risks.

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June 5, 2026

Aligning ISO 27001 Risk Outcomes with Objectives

Align ISO 27001 risk assessments with healthcare goals using SMART objectives, cross-department input, continuous reviews, and automation.

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June 5, 2026

Securing Third-Party Libraries in Devices

Third-party libraries in medical devices pose security and compliance risks; SBOMs, automated scans, and monitoring reduce exposure.

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June 5, 2026

Checklist for Pre-Market Medical Device Cybersecurity

Premarket cybersecurity checklist for medical devices: threat modeling, SBOMs, secure design, testing, and FDA-ready documentation.

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June 5, 2026

PHI Encryption Standards for Data at Rest

Guide to AES-256, FIPS 140-3, and automated RiskOps for securing PHI at rest, with key management and HIPAA compliance.

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June 5, 2026

Improving Cybersecurity Performance in Healthcare IT

Use frameworks, KPIs, and automated tools to reduce vendor, device, and patient-data risks in healthcare IT.

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June 5, 2026

Telehealth Risk Assessment Frameworks

Telehealth demands rigorous risk frameworks to protect patient data, secure cloud services, and hold vendors accountable.

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June 5, 2026

How Supply Chains Impact Patient Data Risks

Healthcare supply chains are the weakest link in patient data protection, with vendors and devices creating major breach risks.

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June 5, 2026

Third-Party Library Security: FAQs for HDOs

How HDOs can secure third‑party libraries in medical devices using SBOMs, automated scanning, lifecycle monitoring, and FDA-aligned processes.

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June 5, 2026

Audit Trail Best Practices for Cloud Compliance

Guidelines for HIPAA-compliant cloud audit trails: centralized, tamper-proof logging, PHI minimization, encryption, and regular reviews.

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June 5, 2026

Guide to Medical Device Data Sanitization

Steps to securely erase PHI from medical devices using NIST 800-88 methods, verification, and compliant vendor practices.

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June 5, 2026

Ultimate Guide to Healthcare Data Anonymization

Steps, techniques and tools to de-identify PHI, meet HIPAA, and balance privacy with data utility for healthcare research.

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June 5, 2026

Best Practices for IoT Device Inventory in Healthcare

How to discover, track, secure, and govern healthcare IoT devices to reduce breaches, ensure compliance, and cut downtime.

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June 5, 2026

SMART on FHIR OAuth 2.0: Implementation Guide

SMART on FHIR OAuth 2.0 standardizes discovery, scopes, PKCE, and token handling to secure and streamline EHR app access.

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June 5, 2026

FDA Patch Act: 1 Year Later in Medical Device Security

One year after enforcement, the PATCH Act requires SBOMs, 30-day patches, and lifecycle security while revealing major legacy device risks.

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June 5, 2026

HIPAA Risk Assessment: 6-Step Process

A concise 6-step process to identify ePHI risks, prioritize remediation, and document HIPAA Security Rule compliance.

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June 5, 2026

HIPAA vs HITRUST: Privacy Compliance Explained

HIPAA vs HITRUST: legal rules vs voluntary certification—key differences, costs, and when to use each for protecting healthcare data.

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June 5, 2026

ISO 27701 for Healthcare Privacy Compliance

ISO 27701:2025 explains how healthcare organizations can protect patient data, manage AI/IoT risks, and simplify privacy audits.

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June 5, 2026

HITECH Act Risk Analysis: Key Steps

Step-by-step HITECH risk analysis: define ePHI scope, assess threats, prioritize risks, implement safeguards, and document monitoring.

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June 5, 2026

FDA SBOM Requirements for Suppliers

Overview of FDA SBOM rules for Class II/III medical device suppliers, required SBOM elements, timelines, and postmarket updates.

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June 5, 2026

PHI Retention Periods: Legal Requirements 2026

Clear summary of 2026 PHI retention rules: HIPAA's six-year compliance requirement, federal and state record timelines, and disposal best practices.

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