October, 2013 - Loricca Managed Security Services

Healthcare Check-up: The Anatomy of a Risk Assessment

by Loricca,Inc. | Oct 29, 2013 | Cyber Security, Education, HIPAA HITECH, IT News You Can Use, IT Security, Risk Assessment, Security Assessments

Over a month ago the HIPAA OMNIBUS Rule became enforceable, spawning a number of vertical industries that now must be held accountable for regulatory compliance with the applicable requirements of the final rule. Many of these organizations are in need of a Security...

What Does a Breach Really Cost? 2 Laptops = $3 Million Settlement

by Loricca,Inc. | Oct 24, 2013 | AVMed, Current IT Security Events, Education, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA HITECH, IT News You Can Use, Loricca, Regulatory Compliance, Security Breaches, What Does a Breach Cost

In 2011 there was an employee of AvMed Corporation in Florida that managed to steal 2 laptops from the company’s corporate location. On the laptop there was roughly 1.2 million patient’s personally identifiable information. This information was used to obtain bank...

Virtual School Information Security Concerns

by Loricca,Inc. | Oct 23, 2013 | Current IT Security Events, Education, Free Compliance Tools, IT News You Can Use

With Virtual Schools on the Rise, Student Information Security is in Question Around the country there is a growing population of young people attending E-school or Online School programs. These programs are designed to provide students the ability to learn at their...

HIPAA Business Associates: How to Evaluate Who’s Who

by Loricca,Inc. | Oct 21, 2013 | Business Associate, Free Compliance Tools, HIPAA, HIPAA Business Associate, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA HITECH, IT News You Can Use, Regulatory Compliance

On September 23rd, 2013 the HIPAA OMNIBUS Rule went into full effect assigning further responsibility for the safety and security of PHI, ePHI, PII and ePII and reaching further than ever before. Being identified as a Business Associate (BA), or having to identify...

10th Anniversary of the Cyber Security Awareness Month: The Midway Point

by Loricca,Inc. | Oct 17, 2013 | Current IT Security Events, Free Compliance Tools, IT News You Can Use, Security Breaches

As most of you are aware, the month of October has been officially dubbed the National Cyber Security Awareness Month, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. Shouldn’t cyber security awareness occur every month? As the volume of cyber threats increases,...

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Healthcare Check-up: The Anatomy of a Risk Assessment

What Does a Breach Really Cost? 2 Laptops = $3 Million Settlement

Virtual School Information Security Concerns

HIPAA Business Associates: How to Evaluate Who’s Who

10th Anniversary of the Cyber Security Awareness Month: The Midway Point

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