Thursday, September 27, 2018

CIS 20 and HIPAA - Ep 173


CIS 20 or SANS 20 is the name to reference a list of security controls that are intended to be used in the absence of any framework like NIST or HIPAA requirements. If you are trying to get the most bang for your buck and you know you are way behind on your security program CIS 20 may be the thing for you.

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

How much does trust matter in healthcare? - EP 172


Have you seen the report about consumer online digital trust and what it means to all businesses? The report is The Global State of Online Digital Trust  A Frost & Sullivan White Paper which was commissioned by ca technologies and published in July 2018.  This survey study was done to compare perceptions about consumer trusts that executives and security professionals have vs the actual consumer trust findings when surveying consumers.  Would you believe there is a disconnect across the three perceptions?

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Thursday, September 13, 2018

Snooping is a serious problem - Ep 171


I can tell you from experience snooping is a serious problem that haunts all entities with health information to protect.  Even if you don’t know it is haunting you, it is. You will learn to fear it eventually. The extent of improper record access goes well beyond what most people imagine.  The image of a healthcare professional keeping patient information confidential is something we all assume is happening. In the real world, most workers know someone who has improperly accessed records if they haven’t done it themselves.

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

Securing home networks - Ep 170


Securing home networks matters more now than ever before.  We are a very connected society. That creates great opportunities and new challenges every day.  Especially, for those tasked with securing all that connectivity. One opportunity that gets a lot of people talking is teleworking, telecommuting, working remotely, or working from home (WFH) - all seem to mean the same thing to most people.  Our whole company is built on the ability of our systems to be secured and also be able to connect and work from anywhere in the world. Many groups forget to worry about those home networks that are connecting to your office network and even using your office applications, and data on a regular basis.

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