Q&A: How to Securely Manage Healthcare Data

I recently had the opportunity to review an article by Michael Koploy of Software Advice titled "HHS Data Tells the True Story of HIPAA Violations in the Cloud".

Many IT folks know that regardless of their respective fields the "unofficial" eighth and ninth layers of the OSI model are budget and politics.

At a recent networking event I heard a manager express frustration over managing an employee who got caught up in her own fairy tales that resulted in a very embarrassing termination.

One of the most promising technologies for automatically enforcing compliance with sensitive data handling practices is Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technology and it is quickly gaining popularity and adoption across many industries.

Reviews the Georgia Tech 2013 cyber threat forecast: cloud botnets, mobile browser and wallet flaws, malware obfuscation, counterfeit hardware in the supply chain, and healthcare data risks.

KPMG will begin HIPAA privacy audits for HHS, ending years of unenforced compliance. The author draws parallels to PCI's rollout and urges healthcare providers to fund privacy and security work.