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OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter: Guidance on Software Vulnerabilities and Patching (PDF)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
[Guidance Overview]
July 3, 2018
"Identifying software vulnerabilities and mitigating the associated risks are important activities for [HIPAA covered entities and business associates] to conduct as part of their security management process and technical evaluations.... Mitigation activities could include installing patches ... In situations where patches are not available (e.g., obsolete or unsupported software) or testing or other concerns weigh against patching ... entities should implement reasonable compensating controls to reduce the risk of identified vulnerabilities to a reasonable and appropriate level[.]"

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