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In the Ponemon 2011 Cost of Data Breach Study, 41% of breaches were due to third party mistakes. Take a step back and think about the impact of that number. The use of third party organizations are more and more common. According to the HHS.gov website, some examples of third party / business associates include:...
The annual Ponemon 2011 Cost of Data Breach Study has been released and it gives very good insight. The study looks at various costs of data breaches across industries such as media, retail, financial, healthcare and pharmaceutical. Let’s focus in on the costs of data breaches in the healthcare industry. Overall the average cost of...
Part of the proposed requirements for Meaningful Use Stage 2 addresses encrypting data at rest. Let’s take a look at the exact wording conduct or review a security risk analysis in according with the requirements under 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1), including addressing the encryption/security of data at rest in accordance with requirements under 45 CFR 164.312(a)(2)(iv)...
Many people ask us what is needed for an Incident Response Plan (IRP). It seems to be one of the HIPAA requirements that people have a hard time putting their arms around. So let’s take a practical look at what is needed. Incidents will happen The first thing that must be accepted and understood is...
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