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Category: Compliance Standards

Staying informed about all of the cyber security compliance standards is essential to keeping your company safe from hackers. Read on to learn about the various steps you can take to stay up to date with your industry’s compliance standards.

CCPA Compliance Checklist: A Beginner’s Guide

Business transparency is becoming more important than once thought in the consumer age. As technology continues to evolve, consumers are now taking control of what they want to see, trust, and research by investigating product materials and the overall history of an organization.

After all, products and services are not only a solution to a problem but can also deliver experience and personal connection. According to the 2016 Label Insight Transparency ROI Study, 73 percent of consumers are willing to pay more for a product that promises complete transparency.

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February 21, 2020
FISMA Compliance Checklist: What You Need to Know

The need for compliance becomes more evident as issues become more sophisticated when your business grows. After all, failing to follow regulations impacts the reputation of the organization and those in charge.

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February 20, 2020
What is the Relationship Between FISMA and NIST?

Attentiveness and thoroughness can spell the difference between booming and bankruptcy in today’s ever-changing digital business landscape. With global e-retail sales projected to hit 47 percent this year, the need to have an optimization strategy, clear customer experience, and a practical plan for operational execution becomes more apparent to stay competitive.

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February 19, 2020
Which States Are Following California’s CCPA Regulations?

The United States’ (U.S.) privacy law landscape is continually shifting and evolving as federal and state privacy proposals continue to be debated and become enacted. The recent change in the privacy law sphere can mainly be attributed to the inherent demand of customers for transparency from business organizations.

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February 18, 2020
What Is The HITRUST CSF Maturity Model?

The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) first introduced the Common Security Framework (CSF) in 2007. CSF protects sensitive data, while also managing the security risks global organizations often face, along with their third-party suppliers. CSF documents and compares HIPAA and HITECH requirements to the security and privacy regulations. When patients know that their information is secure, it can help build trust between them and their healthcare organization.

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February 17, 2020
What Does the HITECH Act Do?

The HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) was created to promote the need for health information technology as the use of EHRS (electronic health records) becomes the standard. It is part of an economic stimulus package – the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – that was passed and signed into law in 2009.

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February 14, 2020
HITECH Compliance Checklist: How to Become Compliant

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Act (HITECH) focuses on the transition of paper healthcare files to electronic reports, making it easier for patients to access their records. The act also covers protected health information (PHI) by requiring healthcare organizations and their third-party associates to be HIPAA compliant. Prior to the HITECH Act healthcare organizations could avoid fines due to non-compliance but this has changed. Now, organizations and their third-party associates are required under the HITECH Act to meet all HIPAA compliance rules.

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February 13, 2020
A Beginner’s Guide to HITECH in Healthcare

The HITECH Act changed how patient health information is processed and stored. It encourages healthcare organizations to transition from paper to electronic files allowing patients to access their records in a secure online environment. It also affected HIPAA and how its rules are enforced. In short, the HITECH Act benefited patients by making it easier for them to access their records while improving and enforcing security protocols.

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February 12, 2020
How to Be FISMA Compliant: A Beginner’s Guide

High-profile data breaches are relatively common in today’s digital society. A Clark School study at the University of Maryland revealed that there is a hacker attack every 39 seconds. A separate study by Juniper Research further added that the average cost of a data breach will exceed $150 million by the end of 2020.

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February 11, 2020
Preparing for a FISMA Audit : How to Get Started

Cybersecurity laws are becoming more critical than ever, with so much of business processes being conducted online nowadays. Marketing studies indicate that roughly 78 percent of business people use the internet to do product research.

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February 10, 2020