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Incident Response Plan, Why you should prepare now!

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Best Practices, Education, HIPAA HITECH, Incident Response, IT News You Can Use, IT Security, IT Security Breach, IT Security Tips, Security Breaches

  In our current economic environment, it goes without saying that ALL organizations should have an active Incident Response (IR) Plan in place.  Companies should have a policy that defines in specific terms what constitutes an information security incident, and...

Avoid Rogue Mobile Apps

by | Oct 10, 2014 | Education, IT Security, IT Security Tips

Your company, like most these days, is probably benefiting greatly from the new flexibility and mobility of your employees. They can be connected virtually 24/7 and the lines between work and personal time are blurred. There is good and bad to this but there is no...

Security Awareness and Compliance Training

by | Jul 24, 2014 | Compliance, Education, HIPAA, HIPAA Business Associate, IT Security, IT Security Tips, Policy and Procedure, Security Awareness, Security Awareness Training, Training

Get Everyone on the Same Page If you operate as a HIPAA regulated Covered Entity or Business Associate or you are subject to PCI requirements, you know that security training is a key component of compliance. Making the necessary training a regular and effective part...

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

by | 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...