HITRUST Certification: Your Gateway to Robust Security
As the healthcare industry actively embraces cloud technology and the electronic transmission of PHI, it has become an increasingly soft target for malicious actors. While HIPAA lays the groundwork for protecting health information, there was a need for a comprehensive framework to address the gaps in the healthcare cybersecurity landscape. That’s when HITRUST came into…
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Jan 29, 2024
Your Guide to Achieving ISO 27002 Compliance
TL;DR Are you looking for a way to ensure the security of your organization’s business operations? If so, ISO 27002 compliance may be the answer. This international standard provides clear guidance on how an organization should protect its systems and data from malicious cyber threats, making it one of the most popular and effective cybersecurity…
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Jan 28, 2024
NIST Compliance: A Comprehensive Guide
NIST asserts significant influence on a number of standards. It provides a framework for security teams to identify, detect, and respond to threats. As a widely recognized security standard, it specifies guidelines for federal security systems. One of its most widely used publications is the 800 series, concerned with computer security. In this article, we…
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Jan 26, 2024
Security Vs Compliance: Key Differences and Similarities
TL,DR: Security refers to the technical controls protecting assets against cyber threats, while compliance is adherence to third-party regulatory standards demonstrating data protection to external parties Being compliant does not guarantee being secure. An organization can pass an audit while still having exploitable vulnerabilities. Conversely, strong security controls do not automatically satisfy every framework requirement…
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Jan 15, 2024
7-Step HITRUST Compliance Checklist: Step-By-Step Guide
Are you aware that around 90% of healthcare organizations face security breaches, and large hospitals amount to 30%? This underlines why robust cybersecurity is crucial for safeguarding data in healthcare and HiTrust is one such compliance framework that aims for that. Established in 2007, HiTrust (Health Information Trust Alliance) ensures high data security standards. It…
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Jan 15, 2024
5 Foundational Cyber Essentials Controls for a Strong Security Posture
Your software is like a set of instructions for your device, consisting of thousands of lines of code. Sometimes, there are mistakes or weaknesses in these lines of code. Bad actors use these weaknesses to hack into your systems, similar to a burglar finding an open window. Is there a way to Without cybersecurity, it’s…
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Jan 15, 2024
