The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed changes to the HIPAA Security Rule and the HITECH Act to bolster cybersecurity for electronic protected health information (ePHI). The proposal includes updated definitions, enhancing existing safeguards, improving tech safeguards, and updating organizational requirements. The measure is intended to address evolving threats and technological advancements in healthcare. Comments are being accepted until early March.

IXON VPN Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Gain Access to Windows & Linux Systems
A security assessment by Shelltrail revealed three critical vulnerabilities in the IXON VPN client, allowing privilege escalation on Windows and Linux. Identified as CVE-2025-ZZZ-01, CVE-2025-ZZZ-02,