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California Consumer Privacy Act: What is It and How to comply?

by Anastasiia Akinfiieva November 14, 2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act is effective on January 1st, 2020. This means that, in a little less than two months, California will be the first state to introduce a clear-cut and precisely defined privacy law. Intended to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for the residents of the state of California, the CCPA takes a broad view of what constitutes private data.

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What is Phishing? Types and Prevention | Hideez

by Anastasiia Akinfiieva November 06, 2019

Phishing is an old and tested cyber-security attack that, to this day, remains #1 cause of data breaches worldwide. Anyone can fall victim to a phishing attack, so it's essential to know how to recognize one.

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What is Multifactor Authentication? Advantages and Limitations | Hideez

by Anastasiia Akinfiieva October 31, 2019

In the world where people seem to remember only passwords like "qwerty", "Abc123!" and "123456789", there should be a way to protect their accounts. Luckily, there is an MFA. Available in many forms, it allows making even the worst of passwords more secure.

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What is Identity and Access Management? Advantages and Disadvantages | Hideez

by Anastasiia Akinfiieva October 24, 2019

IAM helps companies ensure secure access of the right individuals to the technical and information resources in the right context. IAM technology sets up the framework for managing digital identities of employees and/or customers.

Posted in Hideez Enterprise Server, Identity Provider

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Who needs to comply with HIPAA? Advantages and Limitations| Hideez

by Anastasiia Akinfiieva October 18, 2019

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was developed as an industry standard to ensure strong protection of personal healthcare information (PHI). Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulates HIPAA compliance, and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces it.

If you have ever asked yourself, Do I need to be HIPAA compliant? — you will find the answer below.

Posted in Healthcare, Hideez Enterprise Server, HIPAA

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Data Privacy & Security in Healthcare. Who needs to comply with HIPAA?

by Anastasiia Akinfiieva October 09, 2019

Data Privacy & Security in Healthcare. Who needs to comply with HIPAA?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is one of the key documents for every CISO working in healthcare. Written over 20 years ago, long before smartphones, WiFI or Google were invented, it still regulates healthcare information security in the industry. Learn how it is applied nowadays to ensure secure medical care.

Posted in Healthcare, HES, Hideez Enterprise Server, Identity Provider

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Authentication requirements in NIST Cybersecurity Framework Smart Grid Profile for Improving Critical Infrastructure

by Oleg Naumenko July 30, 2019

The U.S. electric power grid is modernizing through “smart” technologies. These changes bring a lot of benefits, but also a lot of potential cybers...

Hideez is a SAML 2.0 Identity Provider

by Jacob Revyakin May 30, 2019

Hideez SAML Identity Provider complements the Hideez Enterprise Server with new capabilities. The IdP uses HES identity store enabling authentication and providing federation for service providers which support SAML 2.0 Web Browser SSO Profile.

Posted in HES, Hideez Enterprise Server, Identity Provider, IDP, SAML

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May the 4th Be With Your Cybersecurity

by Oleg Naumenko May 04, 2019

Get cybersecurity tips in a new Star Wars trilogy themed post and learn how to protect yourself against cyber crime. Heroes from a galaxy far, far away share their best advice for using strong passwords, keeping software up to date and more.