Getting a SOC 2 type 2 certification is critical to building trust and demonstrating to your customers that you take data security and protection seriously. While there isn’t any legal obligation to comply with SOC 2, getting your organization SOC 2 attested has many advantages. For one, it helps you stand out and removes friction…
Vendor management is how your business selects, monitors, and offboards third parties that touch your systems, data, or daily operations. A vendor management policy helps teams handle vendor risk in a consistent way. It reduces the chance of audit findings or security breaches and minimizes business disruptions. The policy specifies who owns vendor oversight, how…
If you think, “I am ISO 27001 compliant. So, I am almost GDPR compliant.” Well, you are not! This is a common misconception and we will tell you why in this article. The whole debate about the GDPR vs ISO 27001 is because numerous online communities state how ISO 27001 is a starting point for…
Ensuring your clients’ information is secure and well-guarded when running a business can sometimes be daunting. One of the key cornerstones of successfully protecting client information is understanding what the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) entails. While the implications may seem overwhelming initially, with the proper…
A CDC report states, ‘the number of telehealth service providers in the United States went up by 154% in 2020 compared to 2019’. This radical spike kept climbing even after the COVID-19 pandemic. Large volumes of medical data were transmitted over electronic mediums in this period alone. With this unexpected influx of ePHI (e- Protected…
Cloud computing is an evolving technological sphere. It is revolutionizing the way enterprises conduct business while accelerating digital transformation, proving beneficial not only for small-scale businesses but also large-scale as well as mid-size brands. These revolutionary developments also mean more challenges in cloud computing. Cloud technology offers benefits in terms of data security, flexibility, high…