HIPAA
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) data leak portal says that there were about 295 breaches in the healthcare sector in just the first half of 2023. In the first half of the year, healthcare data leaks were linked to more than 39 million people. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is important for many reasons, but the main one is to keep healthcare data private and secure. Wazuh can help health organizations to maintain HIPPA compliance using its in-built capabilities. In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- HIPAA compliance rules
- HIPAA security rules
- Vulnerability Detector use cases
- SCA use cases
What is HIPAA compliance?
HIPAA establishes protection standards for sensitive patient health information. HIPAA violations are mainly related to unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI).
Any personally identifiable health information that is communicated or maintained...