A lot of companies make a huge mistake when it comes to G Suite and HIPAA. They think that all they have to do is sign a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with Google, and they're suddenly HIPAA compliant. Nothing could be further from the truth. Here's the story of Ted (not his real name). [...]
Last week, we were sitting in a conference room with 20 people. These were smart people. All highly educated. They all use computers every single day. We were talking to them about ways to keep safe online. The conversation ranged from phishing to ransomware to staying safe at home. It was fun to be with [...]
Video Transcript Here's what the average person needs to know about WannaCry ransomware. I'm sure you saw the news over the weekend that hundreds of thousands of computers have been hit by WannaCry ransomware. It's all over the place. I'm going to show you a few things you can do to know whether [...]
Thinking about moving some services to the cloud? Is Microsoft Azure HIPAA compliant and suitable for ePHI? A client wanted to use Microsoft Azure as a HIPAA-compliant disaster recovery site, so we took a look. Here’s what we found about Microsoft Azure and HIPAA compliance. Will Microsoft Azure sign a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement? Any [...]
Thinking about moving some services to the cloud? Let’s look at whether Google Cloud Platform HIPAA compliance. We recently helped a medical company evaluate Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as a disaster recovery site. Here’s what we found about Google Cloud Platform and HIPAA compliance. Will Google Cloud Platform sign a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement? Any [...]
If you’re a Windows user, here are five free things you should do right now. These will help you with your HIPAA compliance and reduce the risk that you’ll be hacked. 1) Encrypt your hard drive Use BitLocker, Microsoft’s built-in hard drive encryption utility. You can get instructions here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/instantanswers/e7d75dd2-29c2-16ac-f03d-20cfdf54202f/turn-on-device-encryption 2) Take a screenshot to prove your laptop [...]
Many practices want to use cloud storage services and hosted email. Is Google’s G-Suite HIPAA compliant? […]
Evernote is incredibly handy, but is it HIPAA-compliant? Learn more, and read about five alternatives.
If you’re a Mac user, here are five free things you should do right now. These will help you with your HIPAA compliance and reduce the risk that you’ll be hacked. 1) Encrypt your hard drive Use FileVault, Apple’s built-in hard drive encryption utility. You can get instructions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204837 2) Take a screenshot to prove [...]
Thinking about moving your practice to Office 365? We’re big fans. Microsoft has really invested a ton in robust security settings and HIPAA compliance. Here are six features that show how Microsoft is serious about medical practices, HIPAA, and IT security. 1) HIPAA Business Associate agreement Microsoft will execute a HIPAA BAA that covers Office [...]