Archive for August 25th, 2017

Where is your PHI Data Traveling Today?

Where is your PHI Data Traveling Today?

This post, Where is your PHI Data Traveling Today?, first appeared on https://www.lexology.com/. Dickinson Wright | August 23, 2017 With most vendors offering and pushing cloud computing solutions and offsite data backup, or guaranteeing offsite backup of data they process for you, many HIPAA covered entities and business associates are questioning whether and how they can take advantage of cloud computing while complying with regulations protecting the privacy and security of electronic protected health information. At […]

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Recent Events Increase the Importance of HIPAA Risk Analyses and HIPAA Policies

Recent Events Increase the Importance of HIPAA Risk Analyses and HIPAA Policies

This post, Recent Events Increase the Importance of HIPAA Risk Analyses and HIPAA Policies, first appeared on http://www.jdsupra.com/. August 23, 2017 Recent events highlight the fact that threats to customer and patient data continue to increase. In recent months, government agencies, news outlets, and others have spent considerable time investigating and reporting on major worldwide ransomware attacks, including the “Petya” and “WannaCry” events. Moreover, numerous companies have reported significant malware or security breach events, including InterContinental Hotels […]

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