by Gary Pritts | Aug 22, 2013 | HIPAA
More and more organizations are using cloud providers for computer backup. Internet upload speeds have increased, and the technology of cloud providers to provide incremental backup has become more sophisticated. And, very importantly, using cloud backup provides the... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jun 15, 2013 | HIPAA
HIPAA requires covered entities – and now business associates – to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule. However, compliance with these requirements is not the same as effective security. This fact can be illustrated in the case of business associates offering... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Feb 29, 2012 | HIPAA
Virtually everyone has a home wi-fi network. It provides convenient access for laptops, smartphones, tablets and gaming devices. How do you protect yourself? Administration Account. The first step is to secure the administration account for your wireless router or... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jan 15, 2012 | HIPAA
An industry-standard feature on wireless routers marketed to consumers and small businesses, Wi Fi Protected Setup (WPS), is vulnerable to a simple “brute force” attack. Free tools are already available to gain access to these routers. Making matters... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Dec 6, 2011 | HIPAA
The Joint Commission (JCAHO) weighed in recently regarding the issue of physicians using text messages to transmit orders. They didn’t explicitly state that their opinion was related to the HIPAA regulations, but we infer that HIPAA was part of the thought... Read More