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Don’t view HIPAA fines as cost a of doing business – FierceCIO

compliancesoftware — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:12:41 +0000

If anyone doubted that there is a cost to ignoring privacy regulations, $5.3 million in penalties doled out last week for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) should put such doubt to rest. Not only is …

An SMB Guide to Credit Card Regulations #PCI

compliancesoftware — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:51:44 +0000

This article is the first in a short series designed to help small businesses understand the regulations around securing credit card transactions, specifically the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard) requirements. via An SMB Guide to Credit Card …

Data breach prevention top of mind for healthcare IT decision makers (WTN News)

compliancesoftware — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:45:31 +0000

According to the survey, 80 percent of respondents say securing patient information from unauthorized access and data breaches is a top priority, and 76 percent claim breach of confidential information or unauthorized access to clinical applications as their greatest security …

Visa Clarifies Security Rules

compliancesoftware — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:48:06 +0000

This week Visa Inc. said it’s going to reduce unnecessary storage of sensitive card information in merchant payment systems. Specifically, Visa is clarifying that existing operating regulations ensure acquirers and issuers allow merchants to present a truncated, disguised or masked …

FTC pushes back identity theft rules deadline — for fifth time

compliancesoftware — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:01:19 +0000

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has once again pushed back its enforcement deadline for an identity theft –lated regulation called the Red Flags Rule. The rule requires financial institutions and other organizations that extend consumer credit to develop and implement …

AMA and AOA Sue Federal Trade Commission to Exclude Physicians From “Red Flags Rules”

compliancesoftware — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:33:52 +0000

The American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) today filed a lawsuit against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent the agency from subjecting medical practices to identify-theft regulations called “Red Flags Rules.” via AMA and …

OCR sets rules for sharing HIPAA breach information – FierceEMR

compliancesoftware — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:15:11 +0000

In a notice published Tuesday in the Federal Register, OCR spells out ways in which it will use information reported via a computer system called the Program Information Management System. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act tightens HIPAA regulations to …

Top Considerations for Compliance in the Cloud

compliancesoftware — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:04:39 +0000

How one uses the cloud is most dependent how compliant you intend to be. Once you understand the individual compliance regulations and specific requirements, it’s likely that you (and your data) can live comfortably on the cloud. via Top Considerations …

Comply And/Or Die: Conforming With Multiple Regulations — Compliance — InformationWeek

compliancesoftware — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:59:31 +0000

… When we asked the 379 respondents to our InformationWeek Analytics survey on regulatory compliance how many requirement sets their organizations are addressing, the No. 1 answer was four or more, at 35%. via Comply And/Or Die: Conforming With Multiple …

New Report Helps Enterprises Choose Their Own DAM Products – database security/Security – DarkReading

compliancesoftware — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:43:13 +0000

Some DAM products provide features for privileged-user monitoring and basic database auditing, two areas that have historically been underserved. Need more? The use of DAM technology is starting to be considered an essential control when demonstrating compliance with industry regulations …