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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

Reduce Stress at Work and Improve Performance

Studies show that as little as 10 minutes of exercise during your workday can help you de-stress, re-focus, and even boost your brainpower. It might be a vigorous lunchtime walk – or even a quick game of ping-pong (like we do at HIPAA Vault). Whatever it may be, physical activity helps to reduce stress, releases... Continue reading

Will your Company be Impacted by GDPR?

Four years after its adoption by the European Parliament, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) – a set of compliance requirements designed to give individuals greater control over their personal data in an increasingly digital economy- finally went into effect on May 25, 2018. GDPR’s overall scope is broad, impacting all personal data (ie, any... Continue reading

What’s all the Hype about Kubernetes?

What is Kubernetes, or K8s? Kubernetes, or “K8s” as it’s popularly known, comes from a Greek word meaning “pilot,” or “helmsman.” Based on the original, internal Google code used to run their search ads and apps (and geekily named after the Star Trek: Voyager Borg drone known as ‘Seven of Nine’), it purports to warp... Continue reading

Public Cloud Hosting vs Private – HIPAA Secure Hosting

Why are more and more companies migrating to the public cloud?

Phishing in the Wrong Pond

Have you heard the one about the company that decided to plan a “Phishing trip” for their employees? Back in 2016, Atlantic Health System circulated a juicy email, promising employees a raise if they would simply respond with some key verification information. The information included employee id, date of birth, and home zip code. Roughly... Continue reading