OCR’s Phase 2 of HIPAA Audit Program Focuses on Business Associates
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) announcement that they will begin auditing Business Associates in October motivated a Covered Entity’s compliance officer to call Total HIPAA last week. He had done a Google search on what a Covered Entity should do...
Strong Passwords – Your Employees Most Important Contribution to Network Security
Are your passwords so easy that a seven year old can figure them out? In 2012, Dropbox verified that the user information of 68 million Dropbox users was stolen. This information included both usernames and passwords. Though Dropbox was aware of this breach, there was...
Update: Disaster Recovery
In the midst of tropical storm season, we want to remind you of the importance of a Disaster Recovery Plan. The most recent storm, Hermine, has caused floods and flash flooding in many areas of the Southeastern US. Natural disasters like this are exactly why we need...
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Guidance
Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, is when employers allow their employees to use their own electronic devices (phones, computers, tablets, etc.) on the organization’s network. BYOD has progressed from infrequent implementation to the norm. In 2015, Tech Pro...