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Check out the latest trends, events, and stories relating to cyber security and privacy.
What is TLS Encryption?
Email services such as Gmail and Outlook continue to reign supreme in day-to-day business communication. While vanilla text exchange (unencrypted email) is by far the most popular in traditional email applications, this model's drawback leaves users vulnerable to data...
What is the HIPAA Security Rule?
Established in 2005, the HIPAA Security rule introduced national standards to safeguard electronic personal health information and ePHI. Any electronic health information that is distributed, accessed, created, stored, or maintained by a Covered Entity requires...
The HIPAA Privacy Rule
The HIPAA Privacy Rule was established in 1996 to protect persons’ healthcare-related records and data, by law, the HIPAA Privacy Rule applies only to Covered Entities. The Rule demands that individuals’ healthcare-related information must be protected and in no case...
What is a Business Associate?
A Business Associate or BA is a person or business that partners with a Covered Entity to help ensure the security of any protected health information, ePHI, or PHI. Covered Entities are generally healthcare plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and certain healthcare...
What is a Covered Entity?
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) states that a Covered Entity is one of the following: 1. A Healthcare Provider:- Doctors, Clinics, Psychologists, Dentists, Chiropractors, Nursing Homes, Pharmacies (referring only to providers that send,...
What is a BAA?
A Business Associate Agreement or BAA is a written contract between two parties that creates a bond of liability and is typically needed for HIPAA compliance purposes. If you are a HIPAA Covered Entity or Business Associate dealing with ePHI, PHI, or any other...