HHS Focuses on Healthcare Cybersecurity with Proposed Rule Changes: What you Should Know

Learn how new rules may affect your organization and how ColorTokens can help you comply

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed several significant updates to the HIPAA Security Rule and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act), emphasizing stronger controls like encryption, multi-factor authentication, and advanced network segmentation.

These updates aim to mitigate breaches, strengthen incident response, and standardize compliance. By removing the distinction between “addressable” and “required” specifications, HHS clarifies universal security mandates. Healthcare entities must now maintain thorough asset inventories, verify business associates’ safeguards and disable risky network ports to control access.

We’re proud to say that ColorTokens solutions are primed to meet these crucial standards, offering capabilities such as:

• Advanced network segmentation that isolates ePHI and prevents lateral attacks
• Continuous asset mapping for clear oversight of all systems handling sensitive data
• Automated threat containment and quarantining of compromised endpoints
• Comprehensive compliance reports supporting annual audits and documentation
• Port disablement and policy enforcement guided by real-time risk analysis

Discover how ColorTokens can help your organization adapt to evolving HIPAA Security Rule requirements, secure patient data, enhance compliance, and reduce risk with a modern Zero Trust approach.