Help Me With HIPAA

A proper incident response plan is one that details your response to a data breach, cyber attack or other event. Without a proper plan, things can go horribly awry. In this episode, we discuss the steps to properly respond to a security incident and then give you seven ways you can completely screw it up.

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The unknown is the most dangerous. It's a saying that should be taken into account when protecting your most valuable asset - your data. Today we talk about why creating an asset inventory of your hardware, software and data is an important first step to being able to protect it.

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A new year is right around the corner. The good news is 2021 wasn't as unpredictable as 2020, but 2022 could be tricky to navigate. It's time for the review of our 2021 predictions and for us to set new ones for 2022. So, let's get started.

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Well, another year is coming to a close. No one will forget living through 2020. Then, 2021 said "Hold my beer." As with every year, there were ups and downs. Who knows what we will be in for in 2022. Regardless, we will continue to adjust.

Thanks to Bojan and our teams who help make this podcast a success. And special thanks to all our podcast listeners. We appreciate everyone's continued support of our efforts to educate and entertain.

As we do at the end of each year, we let Bojan create a podcast of our bloopers and behind the scenes silliness. Enjoy his 2021 Blooper Show. It gives us a week off and gives him a chance to get back at us for the whole year of crap.

More data privacy and security madness coming your way next year! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you all!

OCR has released resolutions to five cases in its HIPAA Patient Right of Access Initiative. This brings the total cases to 25 since the initiative began. These cases continue to underscore the importance of this initiative.

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SaaS continues to grow as a popular way to deploy business applications. It is crucial for businesses to understand what data they are storing in their SaaS cloud applications and how to protect it from data breaches. So, listen to us discuss securing your SaaS.

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Protecting your company's data is no longer optional. With so many changes in how people work today and where they are working from, keeping a low profile when it comes to protecting data won't cut it anymore. Today, we review a recent report released by Shred-it, a secure information destruction company, called Data Protection Report 2021.

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For the Thanksgiving episode this year, we talk to the Kardon Team about the recent social engineering attack; a follow up from our Halloween episode, We Are Under Attack - Ep 328. We find out what they experienced and how they felt during and after the attack. And, because it's Thanksgiving, we each share what we are thankful for in 2021.

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Use of legacy software and devices plague healthcare. OCR's recent newsletter focuses on why legacy systems are still used in healthcare organizations and provides guidance on ways to manage the risks of these systems.

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The HITECH Act added that state attorney generals can take on cases on behalf of their constituents under HIPAA. We haven't seen that many cases from the states thus far, but that may be changing. Today we discuss a recent New Jersey case regarding fraud, deceit, misrepresentation and professional misconduct. This is an eye opening state level case that everyone should pay attention to.

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