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Entries with Label: Tim Trow
HIPAA Revitalized in 2009 and Beyond
Friday, March 13, 2009
It’s been a few years since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) came into effect and since then there seems to have been a “gliding along” approach. Many health organizations are now either compliant or at least feel like they have a grasp on HIPPA privacy and security safeguards and what they all mean. The challenge for organizations has always been “how to” protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in both paper and electronic form. HIPAA has often been labeled somewhat ambiguous and enforcement is not always forthcoming. HIPAA has also been overshadowed somewhat by other compliance and regulatory advances by the government and private industry.
PCI DSS v1.2 and its Requirement from WEP to WPA Wireless Encryption
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Although PCI SSC changed the wireless security standards 6 months ago with the release of PCI DSS v1.2, many merchants are still using WEP in the storage, processing or transmission of credit card information.
The Checklist Approach to IT Security is Failing You
Monday, May 18, 2009
In the past few weeks I have spoken to a number of companies about IT security, and a familiar theme has emerged – too many companies lack a sound framework for overall IT security. Instead many companies are overly focused on completing a check list – firewall, encryption, PCI compliance.
