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How to Use HIPAA to Defend Against Common Cybersecurity Attacks
While much of the anti-malware technology we have to protect us from hackers has become increasingly more sophisticated, so have attackers’ methods. According to the U.S. Department of Health and...
Microsoft Announces End of Support for Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer was once one of the biggest players in the browser game, but now it’s coming to its end of days. Starting June 15, 2022, Microsoft will end support of Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11),...
HIPAA Risk Assessment for Insurance Agents: What to Expect
As an insurance agent, you may be wondering how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) impacts your business. The law aims to protect patient privacy, and as a provider of...
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Guidance
Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, is when employers allow their employees to use their own electronic devices ...
HHS is Focusing in on Small Breaches
If you think HIPAA won’t be enforced for small breaches, think again. On August 18, 2016, OCR announced its intent ...
Update: Increase in Estimated Cost of a HIPAA Breach
With Phase 2 of HIPAA audits in full swing, many companies are worried about potential fines and penalties from ...
How HIPAA Can Help Deter Hackers
The number of hacks and breaches that occur continues to rise exponentially. Though you may have security measures ...
Update: HIPAA Compliant File Sharing
There is an updated file sharing review blog here.
File sharing is a critical tool used by businesses and ...
Do You Have a Disaster Recovery Plan, and Have You Tested It?
As much as we hope every business is preparing a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) to deal with the growing ...
Why an Employer Group Has to Be HIPAA Compliant
We are often asked why employers should worry about being HIPAA compliant when HHS says that employers are exempt ...
We Had a HIPAA Breach – Now What Do We Do?
Are you prepared if a breach happens to you? Hopefully, you already have a plan in place and know exactly what to ...
Is Your HIPAA Security Plan for Cloud Computing Bullet-Proof?
When HIPAA laws were first established in 1996, large-scale cloud storage was in its infancy. Today, it would be ...
Employees Are Your Biggest HIPAA Vulnerability
While 2015 was accurately dubbed “The Year of the Healthcare Hack”, according to Experian’s 2016 Data Breach ...
Real World Cost of a HIPAA Breach
When we talk about HIPAA compliance much of the emphasis is on avoiding Office of Civil Rights (OCR) fines and ...
A Real World Breach – Why HIPAA Compliance Matters
Developing and implementing a HIPAA compliance plan can often seem like preparing for a tornado on a sunny day. ...
The Value of Healthcare Data
The rising number of healthcare hacks demonstrates that healthcare data has tremendous value in the wrong hands. ...
It’s Time to Report Small Breaches – Don’t Miss the Deadline
HIPAA breaches involving less than 500 individuals during the calendar year 2015 must be reported to the U.S. ...
What is a Zero-Day Security Flaw?
As you have been developing, updating and improving your HIPAA Security Plan, you have probably come across the ...
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Internet Explorer NOW and Forever
Upgrading software is a pain! Updates seem to pop up at the most inopportune time. You have to budget time to ...
Infographic: 9 Important Items Disaster Recovery Plans Should Include
Reading through pages of HIPAA articles and advice about disaster recovery plans can be daunting.
Here's an ...
HIPAA Compliance Must Be Updated As Technology Evolves
The HIPAA Security Rule was enacted in 2003. Since then, there have been two major changes to the Rule, first in ...
Business Associates Must Take HIPAA Compliance Seriously
As part of the HIPAA Omnibus ruling in 2013 Business Associates (BAs) of Covered Entities are required to comply ...
Help Employees Support Your HIPAA Security Efforts
Studies show that the weakest link in HIPAA security is employee compliance and it’s no wonder, their day is ...
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