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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.

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.w.

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.

The U.S. electric power grid is modernizing through “smart” technologies. These changes bring a lot of benefits, but also a lot of potential cybersecurity risks. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently published Smart Grid Profile.

There are many IT solutions on the market that can help healthcare organizations meet the security requirements for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (HIPAA) clauses on safeguarding protected health information (PHI). HIPAA’s security rule lays out specific administrative, physical, and technical components that are necessary for full compliance. .