There is no substitute for a competent and impartial auditor in terms of compliance, security, and correct operations. Organizations that can assess and certify technologies and organizations are essential for ensuring accountability and standards of excellence in place, applying to systems that store sensitive data. To modify a common saying, “who watches the auditors?” That’s… Read More
StateRAMP takes several of its requirements from FedRAMP, and perhaps one of the most important requirements is continuous monitoring. Continuous monitoring ensures that systems that earned StateRAMP Authorization remain in compliance year after year, avoiding gaps in security and protecting the interest of state and local governments.
StateRAMP is now nearly two years old, and the small project is quickly becoming a mainstay in the security industry. State and local governments are looking for a solid cybersecurity framework that they can use to vet and certify cloud providers that they may work with. In this article, we’ll talk about the basics of… Read More
The federal government leans more heavily on technology providers, including cloud computing platforms that support data storage, processing, and office application solutions. Accordingly, the question of data security is live, and the government’s response is to implement the FedRAMP authorization requirement. Like many other government programs, FedRAMP can threaten to bury the under prepared provider… Read More
Protecting patient information is a crucial and necessary part of healthcare… but so is communicating effectively with patients. Considering that email continues to be the most common form of electronic communication, it stands to reason that providers meet patients where they are. However, HIPAA regulations have rather strict requirements for protecting PHI, and plain email… Read More
Any organization in the healthcare industry knows that cybersecurity is a critical component of doing business. So much so, in fact, that any enterprise handling protected health information (PHI) must implement and maintain strict cybersecurity and privacy controls to protect patient data from unauthorized disclosure. However, understanding that HIPAA is a requirement for operation doesn’t… Read More