One of the primary purposes of the HIPAA Security Rule is to not just protect the privacy of individuals’ health information, but also to allow covered entities to adopt new technologies to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care.
NIST 800 171 Compliance is a tricky beast to get a handle on when your organization is already constantly busy with work. The NIST 800 171 document has countless items that need to be accounted for when doing a thorough check of your company’s policies and procedures to ensure proper compliance. It is inescapable that…
As a free-market, capitalist country, the United States depends on the integrity of all its markets in order to continue functioning. This applies especially to its capital markets. Without integrity there can be no trust. Without trust, markets will cease to exist. And without markets, the United States would be a very different country. The…
In working with federal government contractors every day, we see a lot of questions regarding encryption and NIST SP 800-171 compliance. Some may seem basic, but we realize not everyone is an expert in information technology, and many people are trying to tackle this government compliance monster on their own, or with limited resources. Let…