HIPAA Security Rule Controls: Do You Have Them?
Recent changes to the HIPAA Rules through the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule, may affect the way healthcare professionals do business. The changes, which became effective March 26, 2013, now apply the...
View ArticleIs It Safe?
Some of you might remember the movie Marathon Man starring Dustin Hoffman as Babe. In it, he is repeatedly questioned by the former Nazi SS dentist, Dr. Christian Szell and asked, “Is it safe?”...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About Application Performance Management
I have seen a shift in responsibility for overseeing and managing applications. Application monitoring and management is increasingly moving from application architects and developers and into IT...
View ArticlePreparing for New Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is in a release cycle this year, meaning version 3.0 will be released shortly. At this year’s recent Community Meeting of the PCI Security...
View ArticleQ4 Update From Layered Tech CEO Jack Finlayson
I’m excited to update you on the progress and status of Layered Technologies (LT) Inc. as we begin the fourth quarter of 2013. Layered Tech has developed into a complex managed hosting company with our...
View ArticleHooray for HITRUST
It can be difficult to prove whether a cloud or managed hosting provider is certified HIPAA compliant because today no formal process or status exists to verify that claim. The HIPAA Security Rule...
View ArticleStartups That Fly – Layered Tech’s Role
As Director of Compliance and Security services at Layered Tech since 2008, I have seen our Compliant Services business grow significantly during that time. With that growth, there has been a...
View Article10 Reasons Why Migrating to the Cloud Makes Sense
I had the opportunity to attend and speak at recent KANAConnect events in the US and Europe. I was surprised and delighted at the breadth of discussion and focus placed on cloud computing and the...
View ArticleTop 10 HIPAA Data Breaches of 2013
With 2013 in the books, it’s time to look back at some of the biggest health information privacy blunders of the year. The list below represents the ten largest HIPAA data breaches as tracked by the...
View ArticleVisit Layered Tech at HIMSS14
HIPAA-Omnibus-HIMSS-2-14-14-B On September 23, 2013 the HIPAA Omnibus Rule went into effect. This rule provides further clarification to a complex set of requirements. It also defines some potentially...
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