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Phase 2 and What it Means to HIPAA Compliance

The “Phase 2” audit results are in: a significantly high percentage of Covered Entities (individuals, organizations, and Business associates bound by HIPAA regulations) are continuing to miss the mark when it comes to the proper handling of protected health information. The audits themselves are part of the Department of Health/Office of Civil Right’s plan to... Continue reading
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog

SSL VPNS & SSL CIPHERS COMBINE TO PROVIDE SECURE DATA

Remote Capabilities Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are all about remote access – an increasingly desirable capability for performing work across an expanded region. For example, you may have a need to access a shared file on your home network. Or, maybe you want to check email on your company’s private servers. Using a VPN allows... Continue reading
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, Resources

Securing PHI with HIPAA Compliant Email Solutions

As smartphones and the internet increasingly impact the way we communicate, the demand for sharing sensitive, electronic-protected health information (e-PHI) through email and instant messaging continues to grow. While these innovations are clearly attractive to many healthcare providers (and their patients), shouldering the underlying burden of IT concerns to support them is not. Issues of... Continue reading
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, Resources

WordPress Websites Infected with Keylogger

On January 29, 2018, the widely used website content management system (CMS), WordPress, was once again infected with malware. To date, approximately 2000+ websites running the open-source CMS have become victims of a cryptocurrency keylogger. Coinhive is a JavaScript Monero Blockchain miner service that mines digital cryptocurrency. Coinhive runs a snippet of JavaScript code in... Continue reading
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog

Facebook’s New VPN

When Israeli-based Onavo came under the ownership of Facebook in 2013, the move was touted as providing a boost to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Internet.org initiative to “help bring web access to the world’s underserved communities.” The mobile analytics company would essentially provide Facebook users with a VPN, or Virtual Private Network, a secure connection to... Continue reading
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog

How to Tell if You Were Sent a Phishing Email

Millions of people wake up every morning, turn off their alarms, and immediately check social media, emails, or any application on their mobile devices. This has grown to be a regular routine for many. A growing number of hackers are taking advantage of these multitudes – most of whom are still half asleep – by... Continue reading
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