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HIPPA Updates Loom as Healthcare Breaches Boom: Prevent and Protect with Microsegmentation

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes a tighter HIPAA Security Rule, pushing for robust cybersecurity protections about electronic protected health information (ePHI). With healthcare breaches due to hacking and ransomware attacks steadily rising since 2019, the proposal emphasizes network segmentation as a prevention strategy, stressing the role of cyber resilience in protecting ePHI. The suggested rules are set to cost $9bn to implement in the first year. HHS stresses the urgency of immediate action.

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