HIPAA Controls Don’t Do Enough for Privacy and Security TAGS: business associates | HIPAA The authors of the HIPAA wrote a law designed to protect the security and privacy of health information in many different …Continue reading →

Compliance in the Cloud TAGS: compliance | HIPAA | PCI DSS As enterprises around the world adopt cloud computing strategies, personally identifiable information, health records, credit card numbers and other regulated …Continue reading →

Healthcare and Internet of Things Security TAGS: HIPAA | IoT There are now more things connected to the Internet than people on the planet, and the number is growing rapidly: …Continue reading →

Can legal departments complement IT security? TAGS: compliance | GLBA | HIPAA | PCI DSS Legal teams have long played an important role in information security and compliance programs. The expertise that attorneys bring to …Continue reading →

What the Community Health Systems Breach Can Teach Your Organization TAGS: data breach | HIPAA In the spring of 2014, hackers penetrated the systems of Community Health Systems (CHS), a network of 206 hospitals located …Continue reading →

Three steps to avoiding massive HIPAA violation fines TAGS: encryption | HIPAA | mobile devices | PHI Million-dollar penalties are drawing the attention of HIPAA-covered entities around the nation. To avoid running afoul of HIPAA regulations, there …Continue reading →

Compliance 101: What do enterprises need to include in compliance training? TAGS: HIPAA | IT compliance | PCI DSS Listening in on conversations around the water cooler at organizations of all sizes gives the impression that compliance awareness is …Continue reading →

Business associates: How to manage the new HIPAA problem child TAGS: HIPAA | IT compliance With the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in full effect, one of the big changes introduced is the newfound liability heaped on …Continue reading →

HIPAA Omnibus Rule 2013: How to implement continuous compliance TAGS: HIPAA “Scramble — it’s compliance time!” Words to this effect are uttered in the hallways of many offices as HIPAA-covered entities …Continue reading →

Descoping To Reduce Compliance Burdens TAGS: compliance | HIPAA | PCI DSS Compliance is a pain. Organizations around the world decry the onerous burdens placed upon their IT organizations by the laws …Continue reading →