5 Ways DLP Helps Secure Healthcare Data

February 8, 2021March 3, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

Considered highly sensitive and very valuable, healthcare information has been heavily regulated for years through specialized laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Despite…

Data Security Concerns in Healthcare and How to Solve Them

August 25, 2020March 3, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

Health information is among the most sensitive categories of data. Collected in high volume and stored in systems that are often vulnerable, health data has become an attractive target for malicious outsiders. The rise…

HIPAA Compliance and COVID-19

April 10, 2020March 3, 2021 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads throughout the world, more and more companies are asking their employees to work from home in light of new government-issued regulations and for their own well-being. This unprecedented…

3 Data Protection Tips for the Healthcare Industry

February 13, 2020March 3, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

The healthcare sector is among the worst affected by data breaches on a global level. Collecting extremely sensitive – and therefore very valuable – data and storing it on at times outdated systems, healthcare…

5 Reasons Healthcare Institutions Need Data Loss Prevention

July 26, 2019March 3, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

Health information has always been considered extremely sensitive and with the rise of digital healthcare records, the need for its protection has become increasingly urgent. Due to the high volume of data they collect…

All You Need to Know about HIPAA Compliance

April 12, 2019March 3, 2021 Compliance

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was originally passed by the US Congress in 1996 during the Clinton administration and while its primary purpose was to allow workers to carry forward insurance…

Top 5 Ways DLP can help with HIPAA compliance

July 5, 2018March 3, 2021 Compliance

Health data, due to its sensitive nature, has always been considered a special category of data and invariably falls under the jurisdiction of data protection regulations. Under the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation…

Study reveals hospitals’ vulnerability to data breaches

March 1, 2018March 3, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

A recent study released by the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) revealed that one third of healthcare data breaches in the US occur in hospitals. The researchers analysed breaches reported to the Office of Civil Rights…

HIPAA Basics and The Role of DLP in Meeting Compliance

March 21, 2017March 23, 2021 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

Health-related data is moving more and more from paper to electronic records, determining changes in how healthcare organizations or other industries processing healthcare records are managing and protecting their…

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