Make Sure Your IT Department Safeguards Your Technology to Avoid HIPAA Security Breaches

Make Sure Your IT Department Safeguards Your Technology to Avoid HIPAA Security Breaches

The HIPAA Security Rule was enacted in 1996, designed to establish national standards to protect individuals’ electronic personal health information (PHI) used and/or stored by a covered entity. Many healthcare organizations have complex technology environments, thus making it difficult for healthcare providers and business associates to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule policies and procedures....

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Duleep Pillai
February 12, 2014
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Make Sure Your IT Department Safeguards Your Technology to Avoid HIPAA Security Breaches

Top 5 Most Reasonable Battery Saving Tips for iPhone 5

There is a collection of tips on the internet for saving your phone battery. Some of them, though, seem unrealistic, such as dimming your screen so low you can barely read it or turning off features you truly need on a regular basis [I.E. putting it in Airplane mode]. What is a better use of...

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Duleep Pillai
January 29, 2014
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Is Your IT Personnel Cheating On Your Disaster Recovery Tests?

A disaster recovery test evaluates your business continuity and disaster recovery plans to ensure they are functional and efficient in the event of a disaster. It’s critical to test your disaster recovery plan on a regular basis to ensure critical applications and operations continue operating after an interruption of service. There are three major areas...

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Duleep Pillai
January 29, 2014
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“Smart” Appliances Now Pose a Global Malicious IT Threat!

You’re probably aware of the malicious activity waiting to attack your computer and smartphone. But have you ever worried about the security of your home appliances? An Internet security firm recently discovered a global cyber-attack involving more than 100,000 consumer gadgets, including home-networking routers, televisions, and a “smart” refrigerator. While most consumers are focused on...

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Duleep Pillai
January 21, 2014
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At Least 70 Million “Targeted!”

Holiday shoppers who shopped at Target stores between November 27th and December 15th should beware.  Target has now revealed that hackers stole the personal information of at least 70 million customers—30 million more than was previously estimated. Yet, it appears that 40 percent of people who shopped at Target during this period of time have...

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Duleep Pillai
January 11, 2014
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