In the United States, October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Started in 2004, the event spotlights educating the population on cybersecurity threats and the importance of staying safe online. It’s a collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security, the National Cyber Security Alliance, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
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Read moreThose in the healthcare industry should be very familiar with the new security and privacy rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), enacted to strengthen the health information privacy and security protections established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), as the deadline for compliance was September 23, 2013. The big news though is that many vendors who provide services to “covered entities” may now fall under the definition of a “business associate” (BA) and be held liable if not in compliance. If you’re not sure, read the new rule and definition now or get some help to be sure you haven’t missed a deadline.
Read moreIn order to protect your assets, you must first know what they are, where they are, and how they are tracked and managed. Are they secured? Who has access to them? Who tracks and manages them? Do you have functional procedures in place to respond and recover from a security breach quickly? Do you have a process improvement cycle to prevent re-occurrence?
Read moreOctober is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, created a decade ago by the US Department of Homeland Security and the National Cybersecurity Alliance to educate the public and help ensure everyone has the resources needed to be safer and more secure online. This year’s theme is shared responsibility, with a focus on protecting the Internet and the active role each of us can take to do so. Global Knowledge is a sponsor Champion of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and will be posting security-focused blogs throughout the month.
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