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DevSecOps Mindset Promotes Better Security
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog

DevSecOps Mindset Promotes Better Security

Changing a company’s security culture is hard sometimes. Consider the techy world of applications development, if you will. (Even if this doesn’t apply strictly to you, the lessons are helpful). Typically, as one network security expert points out, the old ways of bringing usable software to market involved “every man to his island.” You had an IT... Continue reading
Podcast – Is GMAIL HIPAA Compliant?
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, Resources

Podcast – Is GMAIL HIPAA Compliant?

AK: Can I email PHI? GV: HIPAA mandates that you protect PHI (Protected Health Information) in transit, in storage, and at rest. There is a common misconception that email is a secure way to send and receive PHI. On its own, email is not a secure platform to transmit PHI. In fact, using Google’s email service,... Continue reading
The HIPAA Vault Story
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog

The HIPAA Vault Story

Doug: Hello and welcome to the MSP Voice Webinar series. Today I’m pleased to be joined by Gil Vidals, from HIPAA Vault, and he’ll be talking about their HIPAA compliant cloud. So Gil, why don’t you go ahead and take it away. Gil: Alright Doug, thanks for inviting me. I’m looking forward to talking about... Continue reading
HIPAA and HIPPOCRATES
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog

HIPAA and HIPPOCRATES

The Department of Justice recently charged a physician for violating HIPAA Rules, after he permitted a sales representative from a major pharmaceuticals company to access the confidential health information of his patients – without their consent. The motive, as usual, was greed. If particular patients could be targeted for the drug, the pharmaceutical company, as well as... Continue reading
When an employee saw an “urgent” email from her boss
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog

When an employee saw an “urgent” email from her boss

When marketing professional Kari Hornfeldt saw an “urgent” email from her boss, requesting that she purchase $1,000 worth of Google Play gift cards to give to company clients, she wasted no time. “In hindsight, I should have been like, ‘This is weird,’ but your boss asks you to do something and you do it,” Hornfeldt... Continue reading
Is Your Social Media HIPAA Compliant?
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, Resources

Is Your Social Media HIPAA Compliant?

With over 2.8 billion users worldwide – over a third of the world’s population – social media is fast changing the way we communicate. In the U.S. alone, the percentage of adults using some form of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or LinkedIn, has risen dramatically, from 8% in 2005 to nearly 70% in... Continue reading
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