HITEQ Health Center Cybersecurity Defender Against the Dark Web

Health Centers are being inundated by an unprecedented surge in cybersecurity incidents that are having detrimental effects on healthcare worldwide. New, sophisticated threats seem to appear on a daily basis. Most importantly, these threats are primarily being targeted and spread through end users (vs health IT systems) through social engineering and phishing attack methods. 

Healthcare cybersecurity is the ultimate team sport. The responsibility goes beyond the IT staff and includes front and back office staff, doctors and nurses, patients, executives, and the board of directors. These resources are directed at all levels of the healthcare organization so that they may be proactive and aware and help to defend Health Centers against the Dark Web.

Take some time to read through some of the articles on this page and then fill out the submission form on the right and you will be rewarded with a Health Center Defender Against the Dark Web badge! This is an official badge that is submitted by the HITEQ Center as a proof of completion to the blockchain. Your credentials can be added to profiles such as LinkedIn and verified through accreditation services such as Accredible and Open Badge.

 

Session 2: At the Record Level: What to Document, What to Disclose, and What to Protect

As privacy regulations, AI policies, and digital health technologies evolve, health centers face increasing complexity in balancing compliance with patient-centered care. Session 2: At the Record Level shifts the focus to frontline decision-making—how individual providers handle sensitive documentation, access, and legal exceptions in the EHR.

 

Session 1: The Compliance Crossroads: Policy Shifts, AI, and the ePHI Landscape in 2025

As privacy regulations, AI policies, and digital health technologies evolve, health centers face increasing complexity in balancing compliance with patient-centered care. Session 1: The Compliance Crossroads explores the broader regulatory environment—what’s in effect, what’s changing, and how policies like the HIPAA Security Rule, AI executive actions, and cybersecurity enforcement intersect.

Virtual Learning Collaborative

Join our free learning collaborative designed to help health centers optimize technology to deliver care in dynamic settings. This series will focus on the unique challenges and opportunities of using EHRs and other health information technology in care settings such as mobile units, school-based health centers, street outreach programs, and correctional facilities.

Health Partners on IPV & Exploitation

In this webinar, participants learned best practices and recommendations for providing care and addressing intimate partner violence (IPV) and health technology to protect patient's privacy and safety. Attendees were able to document IPV to adhere to the CURES Act and connect patients with community-based services.

Considerations for Entities that Maintain Part 2-Protected Data

CoE-PHI resource that describes the Information Blocking Rule and explains that it does not preempt stricter privacy laws and regulations such as 42 CFR Part 2. Key Points: Information blocking includes practices that would “interfere with, prevent, or materially discourage the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information.” Following a legal requirement to obtain patient consent for a disclosure meets the “privacy exception” in the Information Blocking...

Health Center Defender Against the Dark Web Badge Confirmation