In today’s digital era, where humans produce close to 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day, dirty data is a concern for businesses irrespective of size and industry.1 This is because any organization that handles duplicate, inaccurate and outdated information will have to deal with consequences such as: Ineffective marketing efforts Most businesses these daysContinue reading “The Role Deduplication Plays in a Data Cleansing Strategy”
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5 Security Risk Analysis Myths in the Healthcare Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic threw multiple challenges at the healthcare industry. The sector saw a steep increase in demand that led to the collapse of health infrastructures in different parts of the world. What’s more, the industry experienced an unprecedented cybercrime surge. According to a report, the most attacked sector in 2020 was healthcare,1 and expertsContinue reading “5 Security Risk Analysis Myths in the Healthcare Industry”
Managed Compliance as a Service May Be the Answer to Healthcare Compliance Challenges
The healthcare industry has been going through a difficult phase. While the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed health infrastructures across the globe, cyberattacks targeting the industry are skyrocketing. In 2020, healthcare was the worst affected industry by cybercrimes.1 Experts suggest that this trend will continue into 2021 and beyond. This is a reminder for organizations to regularlyContinue reading “Managed Compliance as a Service May Be the Answer to Healthcare Compliance Challenges”
5 Ways to Combine Compliance & Cybersecurity Best Practices to Improve Outcomes
When you run a business, compliance and security are two essential factors. Both are equally important for the seamless operation of your business. While compliance helps your business stay within the limits of industry or government regulations, security protects the integrity of your business and sensitive data. It is worth noting that although security isContinue reading “5 Ways to Combine Compliance & Cybersecurity Best Practices to Improve Outcomes”
8 Elements of a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for Compliance
A compliance program aims at protecting an organization from risk. The purpose of corporate compliance programs is to ensure that a business complies with laws or regulations relevant to it. You could consider a Compliance Program to be a form of internal insurance policy to create evidence of conformity with regulations and instill a cultureContinue reading “8 Elements of a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for Compliance”
Why You Must Comply With Your Cyber Liability Insurance
If you think that your cyber insurance claim will be cleared with no questions asked, think again. While reviewing your claim, your cyber insurance provider will assess whether you took “due care” to protect your business from being compromised by a cyberattack. While having a cyber liability insurance policy is non-negotiable today, you cannot beContinue reading “Why You Must Comply With Your Cyber Liability Insurance”
The Beginner’s Guide to Cyber Liability Insurance for Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone in one way or another. If there is one category that most benefited from the pandemic, it’s cybercriminals. That’s why cybercrime has shot up by almost 300% since the start of the pandemic1 and that’s why you must adopt necessary measures to protect your business from malicious cyber players.Continue reading “The Beginner’s Guide to Cyber Liability Insurance for Business”
Regulations for Securing the Internet of Things
We are living in the era of Digital Transformation and witnessing first-hand the proliferation of assistive technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT). It is estimated that the global count of IoT devices will reach around 80 billion by 2025 — a figure that will outnumber the human population across the globe tenfold. ThisContinue reading “Regulations for Securing the Internet of Things”
Prioritize Compliance for Your Business
One of the many challenges you probably face as a business owner is dealing with the vague requirements present in HIPAA and PCI-DSS legislation. Due to the unclear regulatory messaging, “assuming” rather than “knowing” can land your organization in hot water with regulators. The Health and Human Services (HSS) Office for Civil Rights receives overContinue reading “Prioritize Compliance for Your Business”
A ‘Compliance First’ Mindset Limits Liabilities for SMBs
By adopting a Compliance First strategy, when choosing solutions and vendors, you will identify those that do not comply with your requirements, eliminate them from your selection process, and then select from the rest. It also means evaluating your current solutions and vendors and replacing those that cannot support your compliance requirements. In simple terms,Continue reading “A ‘Compliance First’ Mindset Limits Liabilities for SMBs”