HIPAA Breach Notification Rule: Reporting Data Breaches
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is a federal law in the United States regulated by the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure the integrity of patient’s Protected Health Information (PHI). The HIPAA breach notification rule specifies the mandatory protocols healthcare orgs must follow in the event of a data breach. Implementing…
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Sep 24, 2024
What Is PHI in HIPAA: 18 Identifiers With Examples (2024)
Protected Health Information (PHI) is any personal or medical information that can be used to identify a patient or their medical history. HIPAA’s Privacy Rules sets the standards on how PHI can be used and transmitted by while protecting patients’ privacy. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) also classifies those attributes as PHI that…
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Sep 21, 2024
GDPR Data Mapping Template: Essential Practices and Compliance Strategies
GDPR Data Mapping is the process of indexing and recording how your business collects data, stores data, and uses it internally and on external channels. it gives organizations a clear picture of their data, enabling them to identify and mitigate risks, such as data breaches, unauthorized access, and data loss. A data map essentially is a…
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Sep 20, 2024
ISO 27001 Certification: A Complete Guide to Process, Costs, and Benefits
The ISO 27001 certification process typically requires gaining familiarity with the standard, diligent planning, committed implementation, and ongoing maintenance. The readiness and existing processes of the organization determine the complexity of each of these steps. For first-time certification seekers becoming audit-ready and dealing with the back and forth with the auditor after the initial audit…
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Sep 20, 2024
11 Best Practices for PCI DSS Compliance
Maintaining a secure environment has become the top priority with the increasing volume of malicious attacks on business processing user card data. The (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) PCI DSS compliance, though not legally mandated, is a globally accepted security standard for businesses processing transactions either in physical or digital form. This article focuses…
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Sep 19, 2024
SOC 2 Certification: 5 Steps to Get SOC 2 Certified in Weeks
You are here because somewhere in your business improvement plan because your business prospects specifically asked you for your SOC 2 certification. For a cloud hosted company processing sensitive customer data, this is not uncommon and a major sales unblocker. But in order to be certified, you should understand the nitty gritties of the process. …
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Sep 19, 2024