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?
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