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Data Security Assumptions in Healthcare
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, Resources, Security

Data Security Assumptions in Healthcare

The problem with our assumptions, someone once noted, is that we tend to assume they’re true. (This, despite that old quip about what assuming does to you and me!) But if, as Einstein posited, most of our assumptions are wrong – why don’t we question them more?  Maybe we’re just caught in a feedback loop... Continue reading
Redundancy Re-considered: GCP, HIPAA Compliance, and Why We’re a Google Cloud Partner
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, Resources, Security, Uncategorized

Redundancy Re-considered: GCP, HIPAA Compliance, and Why We’re a Google Cloud Partner

“Never give up, never surrender.” – Cmdr. Peter Quincy Taggart, Galaxy Quest Yes, that is how we feel about cybersecurity. Yet it’s true: redundancy can often feel superfluous, like making predictions about the future, or deja vu all over again.     But when it comes to your client’s healthcare data, redundant protections are anything but unnecessary. ... Continue reading
Dear Hacker
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, Resources, Security

Dear Hacker

On the off-chance that you might pause from your dark and painful activities to read this, I’d like to offer you some hope. First, I imagine what you do must be exhausting. It’s a familiar adage, oft-repeated: “Spend your life looking over your shoulder, and you’ll miss what’s right in front of you.”  On the... Continue reading
Can HIPAA Compliant Cloud Increase Healthcare Trust in the New Year? Yes!
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, HIPAA WordPress, Resources, Security

Can HIPAA Compliant Cloud Increase Healthcare Trust in the New Year? Yes!

If “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” applies to 2021, Healthcare as an industry should certainly emerge more robust. The industry faced employee shortages, reputational attacks, and the formidable challenges of administering care in new and agile ways during a pandemic. And if that wasn’t enough, it was pummeled by a flurry of devastating... Continue reading
Shadow IT & The Shadows that May Be Only
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, Resources, Security

Shadow IT & The Shadows that May Be Only

“Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you point,” said Scrooge, “answer me one question. Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only?” – A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens Christmas hope is always rimmed with shadows. Scrooge knew it; an... Continue reading
Malware, Killware, and the Heart of HIPAA Compliant Hosting
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, HIPAA Hosting, Resources, Security, Uncategorized

Malware, Killware, and the Heart of HIPAA Compliant Hosting

The tests came back, and the news is serious.   It’s true, what they say: you don’t think about your heart too much – humming away inside your chest, nearly 100, 000 beats per day – until there’s a problem.  Lately, though, you’ve felt like you’re not running on all cylinders; tired all the time, shortness... Continue reading
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