HITECH Act - Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals |
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was signed into law on February 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology.
Section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, requires that the Secretary must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals. The latest list of entries can be found on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [List] |
Open source and free log analysis and log management tools |
Many security and regulatory compliance require collection, storage, maintenance and review of logs. Routine log reviews and in-depth analysis of stored logs are beneficial for identifying security incidents, policy violations, fraudulent activity and operational problems.
Log data collection and analysis is considered a security industry "best practice" and can be achieved without requiring expensive and time-consuming software implementations. A number of free open-source log management and log analysis tools are available. [Free Tools] |