Cyber threats are moving at lightning speed, while regulations seem to be taking the scenic route. But what happens when the rules finally catch up? Will healthcare organizations be ready, or will they find themselves scrambling to meet expectations they should have been preparing for all along? In this episode, Donna and David dig into proposed HIPAA Security Rule changes and cybersecurity legislation being discussed in Congress. From minimum security standards and leadership accountability to proving that safeguards actually work, the message is becoming pretty clear: simply saying you're secure isn't enough. And while everyone waits to see which rules become reality, the threats aren't waiting around. It's time to ask whether you're truly protecting your organization and patients, or just hoping your IT provider has everything covered.

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Everybody wants AI to make things faster and easier. And it can. The problem starts when "AI is helping us" turns into "AI is doing it, so we stopped checking." This week, Donna and David talk about why keeping a human in the loop isn't enough if that human is just clicking "approve", how agentic AI changes the risk equation, and why organizations need real guardrails, governance, and accountability before turning AI loose. AI may be able to do a lot of the work, but that doesn't mean it should be the one making all the decisions.

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Small businesses are making progress on cybersecurity, and that's worth celebrating. But are they actually as prepared as they think they are? In this episode, Donna and David dig into the 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness and Practices Survey and the gap between confidence and readiness. From MFA and backups to incident response, testing, documentation, and the rapidly changing risks of AI, they discuss why putting security tools in place is only the beginning. Real security means knowing what's working, verifying it, and being able to prove it.

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