HIPAA Security Rule vs. Privacy Rule: What's the Difference
People use "HIPAA" as if it's one thing, but compliance actually rests on two separate rules that do very different jobs. The Privacy Rule governs who can see or share patient health information and under what conditions. The Security Rule governs how you protect the electronic version of that information from being stolen, altered, or lost. Confusing the two is one of the most common reasons practices think they're compliant when they aren't. Here's the short version: the Privacy Rule is about
🎯 Vulnerability: Web Security Vulnerability
💡 Defense Fix: Implement strict input validation, contextual output encoding, and enforce least-privilege authorization controls.