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What to Do If a Client or Auditor Asks for a Pen Test
If your organization handles sensitive information, you may encounter a client, security auditor, or third party asking for a copy of your most recent penetration test. This test, otherwise known as...
Is Gmail’s Confidential Mode HIPAA Compliant?
Gmail is exceedingly popular among email users for both personal and business purposes — and for good reason. It’s the second most widely-used email platform, after Apple Mail. It’s well run, user...
Five Key Takeaways from Our July Webinar
We recently hosted a webinar, “Annual HIPAA Requirements and Security Standards,” in which we discussed annual HIPAA requirements, document review, and the compliance procedures you need to have in...

Why Employers Need to be HIPAA Compliant
HIPAA compliance for employers is a complicated and nuanced topic. No employer group is the same when it comes to ...

Secure Remote Work During COVID-19
Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s Chief Compliance Officer, recently interviewed Erik Kangas, founder and CEO of LuxSci. ...

Most Popular HIPAA Compliant File Sharing Apps
HIPAA compliant file sharing apps are necessary if your company is dealing with personal health data.
File ...

What Should Employers Do if an Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19?
With the onset of COVID-19, many employers have had to face the possibility of the virus entering the workplace. ...

HIPAA Waiver: How COVID-19 Impacts HIPAA Compliance
On March 13, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Two ...

Best HIPAA Compliant Email Encryption Services
In this blog post, we review nine email encryption vendors (Barracuda, Egress, Hushmail, Indentillect, LuxSci, ...

COVID-19 HIPAA Compliance Checklist
How do companies who do not usually allow working from home adapt to the COVID-19 crisis? COVID-19 is changing the ...

Meeting HIPAA Requirements When Working Remotely
In the last 10 years, the number of people telecommuting in the U.S. has increased by a staggering 115 percent.1 ...

COVID-19 and HIPAA
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent coronavirus outbreak, otherwise known as Coronavirus ...

Password Guidelines Updated by NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its password guidelines in accordance with ...

Ransomware Attacks Directed at Businesses Grow
Ransomware attacks have surged in the last year.¹ Healthcare providers and other businesses have fallen victim. ...

CCPA and HIPAA: Important Intersections
What is CCPA?
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. This prompted ...

FREE Report: New NY Financial Services Department Regulation
What does the new NY State Financial Services Department Regulation (23 NYCRR 500) have to do with HIPAA? These ...

Microsoft End of Support for 2020
Every year, we publish Microsoft’s End of Support list because using up-to-date programming is key for HIPAA ...

GLBA & HIPAA: How They Overlap
What is GLBA?
This week, we are devoting our blog post to a topic we receive many questions about: What is GLBA ...

How to Stay HIPAA Compliant with Audit Logs
Audit logs are a critical - not to mention required - way for your company to monitor activity on your network. A ...

HIPAA Compliant Cloud Backup Services – Which One Fits Your Needs?
HIPAA compliant cloud backup is a must for all businesses that store sensitive data, like PHI (Protected Health ...

HIPAA Compliance Guide: All Your Questions Answered
This post aims to answer all of your HIPAA compliance questions. If you’re just learning about HIPAA compliance, ...

Managed Service Provider Helps with HIPAA Compliance
Jason Karn, Total HIPAA Chief Compliance Officer, spoke with Greg Manson, Direct of Security, Audit, and ...

HIPAA Compliant Text Messaging Apps – BEST OPTIONS
HIPAA compliant text messaging apps protect sensitive data, like Protected Health Information (PHI) in ...
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