FTC Safeguards: What This Means for Auto Dealerships

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The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on deceptive data practices and auto dealerships must comply with the revised FTC Safeguards Rule by June 9th, 2023, or run the risk of some heavy financial penalties. Extension Update! The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline of their FTC Safeguards Rule from December 9th, 2022 to … Read more

Cloud Computing in Healthcare: A Guide to HIPAA Compliance in the Cloud

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What does HIPAA require for cloud computing in healthcare? HIPAA cloud computing means running healthcare workloads on third-party cloud infrastructure, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, while still meeting every administrative, physical, and technical safeguard the HIPAA Security Rule requires for electronic protected health information (ePHI). The cloud provider secures the infrastructure underneath. The … Read more

What You Need To Know About Cybersecurity in Banking

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When your organization operates in the financial industry, you can’t take cybersecurity lightly. Here’s what you need to know to keep your operations and data protected. The Importance of Cybersecurity in Banking Banking is subject to some of the strictest regulations and standards of any industry in regards to data security and protection. Yet in spite of … Read more

Cybersecurity Threats in Healthcare: What Happens When One Hits

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Cybersecurity threats in healthcare means the specific attack types that target healthcare organizations’ networks, clinical systems, and patient data: ransomware, phishing and social engineering, supply chain attacks, medical device exploits, and credential compromise. Each threat produces two simultaneous damage tracks: immediate operational disruption and a mandatory HIPAA compliance event with its own notification deadlines and … Read more