The healthcare industry is at a crossroads when it comes to technology. Mobile devices and the IoT has given new and innovative ways to stay on top of our health from Fitbits to smartphone pedometers, but the vast amount of data these apps collect on our health is a blessing and a curse.

Stephen Wu, a technology lawyer at Silicon Valley Law Group and the author of A Guide to HIPAA Security and the Law, knows that if healthcare data is not handled properly, patients risk having their information lost or stolen, which means healthcare providers risk compliance mishaps and hefty fines.