HIPAA
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Who needs HIPAA?
- April 11, 2017
- Posted by: Public Affairs
- Category: Blog
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We started GoldSky with the intention of educating small and medium business owners about both security and compliance. Security means – in rough terms – doing what’s necessary to protect your organization’s data and resources. Compliance, be it private or public, is intended to ensure that organizations handle certain data securely. In healthcare, we often
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Ransomware Considered a HIPAA Breach
- November 2, 2016
- Posted by: Public Affairs
- Category: Blog
OCR has recently made it clear that being attacked by ransomware is considered a breach under the HIPAA Security rule. Your response, however, may be based on your investigation. Ransomware is a form of malware that is most commonly seen in the form of a cryptolocker variant. When one of these variants infects a computer,
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Cloud Computing and HIPAA Compliance
- October 19, 2016
- Posted by: Public Affairs
- Category: Blog
The cloud has undoubtedly brought about a new era of efficiency in computing. As healthcare providers increasingly move to the cloud, they need to be aware of their obligations under the HIPAA Security and Privacy rules, as these cloud service providers (CSP) are most often considered business associates. If you remember from a previous post,