What 3 Recent Breaches Teach us About Data Security
A quick survey of 3 recent breaches – including one very high profile case – reminds us to be especially vigilant to avoid these all-too-common scenarios with protected health information Breach #1: PHI on paper – even in your personal briefcase – isn’t good protection, and can lead to a breach of PHI The following breach... Continue reading
HIPAA Compliance is an Ongoing Process
Congratulations, you’ve made a wise choice to entrust your sensitive data to a proven, HIPAA compliant hosting specialist like HIPAA Vault! But wait – in terms of overall compliance, what does that really mean? It does mean that the technical infrastructure we employ to host your sensitive data is fully compliant – expertly designed with multiple layers of security to... Continue reading
HIPAA Encryption – Choosing the Right Kind
Everyone familiar with HIPAA agrees that protecting sensitive data like protected health information (PHI) is critical, and most realize that encryption is the technique of choice; however, this seems to be the extent of most people's knowledge.
Minimizing Healthcare Risk through Penetration Testing (Part 2)
In part-1 of our interview with Ricoh Danielson, we discussed how a comprehensive, “real world” penetration test (also known as ethical hacking) can help you fix the gaps in your company’s security. Why do you need it? Let’s take a moment to recap why you need it: for those in healthcare especially, cybercrime represents an enormous risk... Continue reading