HIPAA Compliance Checklist: The Ultimate Guide
Did you know healthcare is the second most targeted industry, with 20% of victims falling prey to cloud misconfiguration breaches? These high-profile cases are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to HIPAA violations. The Office of Civil Rights regularly issues fines for smaller breaches that fail to meet the HIPAA compliance checklist…
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Nov 27, 2024
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SOC 2 Readiness Assessment [A Quick Guide]
Any company applying for a compliance audit like SOC 2 needs to have a certain degree of confidence. Getting the entire organization aligned with stringent requirements can take months. Moreover, an endeavor like SOC 2 can be expensive. So it’s important that companies know that their prep work is good enough to get them a…
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Nov 06, 2024
List of PCI DSS Controls (Updated 2025)
Getting your PCI DSS ducks in a row requires a good understanding of the compliance requirements, their relevance in your business environment, and the controls that can help you bolster the protection of cardholder data. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is designed to protect the entire payment card value chain and,…
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Oct 17, 2024
What is PCI DSS Network Segmentation? (Quick Guide)
With cybersecurity threats becoming ubiquitous, network segmentation makes for an effective way for cloud-hosted companies that processes payment card data to secure access to sensitive cardholders’ data. While the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) doesn’t mandate it, network segmentation allows organizations to prioritize and focus their security efforts by segmenting and isolating…
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Oct 16, 2024
How to Perform a HIPAA Risk Assessment to Stay Compliant?
The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) provides direction to healthcare entities to implement safeguards for the privacy and security of patients’ protected health information (ePHI) and ensure HIPAA compliance. However, the first crucial step in this direction is to conduct a HIPAA risk assessment, which identifies critical risks and security loopholes. Risk assessment helps…
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Oct 12, 2024
What is HIPAA Compliant Cloud Storage Providers
Your cloud service provider is HIPAA compliant. But that doesn’t mean you are too! As a Covered Entity or a Business Associate who uses a HIPAA-compliant cloud to create, receive, maintain, and send protected health information (PHI), your compliance efforts don’t and mustn’t end there. While using a compliant cloud service provider is a must,…
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Oct 10, 2024