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What should we learn from the recent OCR settlement? This time it was three settlements in one that related to a fourth. There is more here than the headline-grabbing dollar amounts. These settlements are the best specific guidance you can get from OCR. As always, we do the analysis for you!

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Often tech folks will say that they understand HIPAA. What that really means is that they understand the technical requirements of HIPAA. The overconfidence sometimes works against them. Today we cover 3 stories tech should hear. It is important that they learn there is more than just their tech knowledge.

CIS 20 or SANS 20 is the name to reference a list of security controls that are intended to be used in the absence of any framework like NIST or HIPAA requirements. If you are trying to get the most bang for your buck and you know you are way behind on your security program CIS 20 may be the thing for you.

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Have you seen the report about consumer online digital trust and what it means to all businesses? The report is The Global State of Online Digital Trust A Frost & Sullivan White Paper which was commissioned by ca technologies and published in July 2018. This survey study was done to compare perceptions about consumer trusts that executives and security professionals have vs the actual consumer trust findings when surveying consumers. Would you believe there is a disconnect across the three perceptions?

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I can tell you from experience snooping is a serious problem that haunts all entities with health information to protect. Even if you don't know it is haunting you, it is. You will learn to fear it eventually. The extent of improper record access goes well beyond what most people imagine. The image of a healthcare professional keeping patient information confidential is something we all assume is happening. In the real world, most workers know someone who has improperly accessed records if they haven't done it themselves.

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Securing home networks matters more now than ever before. We are a very connected society. That creates great opportunities and new challenges every day. Especially, for those tasked with securing all that connectivity. One opportunity that gets a lot of people talking is teleworking, telecommuting, working remotely, or working from home (WFH) - all seem to mean the same thing to most people. Our whole company is built on the ability of our systems to be secured and also be able to connect and work from anywhere in the world. Many groups forget to worry about those home networks that are connecting to your office network and even using your office applications, and data on a regular basis.

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We live in a world of instant communications. During a crisis, our normal standards of communications can be very limited. How many different issues have you addressed for communications in a crisis in your plans? We mention the business continuity and disaster recovery plans that everyone should have often in episodes. This is just one element of the plan that can make or break the business in a crisis. If you can't communicate effectively with each other the chance of you being able to keep things running drops significantly.

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It may not occur to many of you that a hacktivist should be on your security risk analysis (SRA). They must be on there in this digital age. You never know what could trigger a hacktivist to focus on your business and put you under attack. Why you may ask - well we will discuss that now.

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The FBI released an alert on July 12 titled Business E-mail Compromise E-mail Account Compromise The 12 Billion Dollar Scam that should be on your radar. BEC-EAC stands for Business Email Compromise - Email Account Compromise. If you haven't learned about this particular threat it is important that you review it and assess the risk it brings to your company. That's why we review these increasing threats and what you need to do about them in this episode.

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We often get questions from both the tech staff and security officers about what should be documented regularly and why it should be done. There are 3 reports you need to get from your tech team on a regular basis IMHO. Today, we will discuss those three reports, why you need them and what to do with them.

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