Disaster Recovery Plan Steps, Checklist & Processes

by Sarah Harvey / December 19, 2022

When Disaster Strikes, Will You be Prepared? To ensure that operations remain up and running during hurricane, tornado, or rainy seasons, businesses must have a Disaster Recovery Plan that has been developed, tested, and is in place and known to all relevant parties. Hurricanes like Matthew and Sandy have devastated businesses over the last couple of years, and without a well-developed Disaster Recovery Plan, many businesses were left inoperable, damaging…

What are HIPAA Physical Safeguards?

by Sarah Harvey / December 22, 2022

The HIPAA Security Rule requires that business associates and covered entities have physical safeguards and controls in place to protect electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI). These safeguards provide a set of rules and guidelines that focus solely on the physical access to ePHI. Stephanie Rodrigue discusses the HIPAA Physical Safeguards What are Physical Safeguards? According to the Security Rule, physical safeguards are, “physical measures, policies, and procedures to protect a…

What Is The SOC 2 Security Principle?

by Sarah Harvey / December 22, 2022

History of the SOC 2 Trust Services Principles The Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) Report focuses on non-financial controls at an organization as they relate to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. These are also known as the Trust Services Principles. In 2014, the SOC 2 Trust Services Principles were updated, and one of the major changes was to the SOC 2 security principle. This change to the…

What Are HIPAA Administrative Safeguards to Protect ePHI?

by Sarah Harvey / December 19, 2022

One of the HIPAA Security Rule requirements is that covered entities and business associates have administrative controls in place. Once you have completed your HIPAA risk analysis, you should have a good idea of what administrative controls are appropriate for your organization to protect ePHI. Having administrative safeguards in place is important for both the prevention and mitigation of a data breach. Stephanie Rodrigue discusses HIPAA Administrative Safeguards What are…

Compliance Is Never Enough: Secure Software Development

by Sarah Harvey / February 20, 2023

What is an SDLC? What is a software/systems development lifecycle? What elements should be included in an SDLC? What is the most important phase in an SDLC? What are the different frameworks? What are the methodology terms? How do you validate compliance with an SDLC? Is the OWASP an SDLC? This webinar educates listeners with an overview on the individual phases and elements that should be included in an SDLC…