Posts Tagged ‘Information Security’

HIPAA Requirements Changes & Business Associates Impacts From HITECH Act

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Last week I engaged in a very interesting tweetversation with David Mortman about when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) needs to get their guidance documents and rules published for the various HITECH Act requirements…

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HIPAA Requirements Changes & Business Associates Impacts From HITECH Act

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Last week I engaged in a very interesting tweetversation with David Mortman about when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) needs to get their guidance documents and rules published for the various HITECH Act requirements…

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2 Things In Computing History That Could Have Improved Information Security and Privacy

Friday, April 17th, 2009

This past Wednesday I gave a session at Infosec09 in Omaha, Nebraska.
What a great event and venue! If you get a chance to attend next year, I highly encourage you to do so.

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2 Things In Computing History That Could Have Improved Information Security and Privacy

Friday, April 17th, 2009

This past Wednesday I gave a session at Infosec09 in Omaha, Nebraska.
What a great event and venue! If you get a chance to attend next year, I highly encourage you to do so.

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“Secure Your ID Day” is April 18

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

I’m in Omaha to speak tomorrow at the Infotec09 conference and I heard on the local news that “Secure Your ID Day” is April 18…

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“Secure Your ID Day” is April 18

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

I’m in Omaha to speak tomorrow at the Infotec09 conference and I heard on the local news that “Secure Your ID Day” is April 18…

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Pointers to interesting & useful information security, privacy & compliance info

Monday, April 13th, 2009

I’ve been using Twitter for a couple of months now. I never saw the value of using Twitter before this time, and in fact had a completely different view of what it was “all about” until I actually started using it. I’m so glad I did! I’ve found it to be a very valuable communications tool, and I’ve made some wonderful new contacts and friends, from all over the world, through using it.

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You aren’t in Kansas anymore, ToTo…you’re in virtual Kansas!

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Oh; and, by the way, what the heck are virtual worlds? Aren’t they something that only kids use?

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Measuring The Effectiveness of Information Security & Privacy Awareness & Training

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

I’m a longtime advocate of creating a wide range of metrics to determine the effectiveness of the various components of information security, privacy and compliance programs.

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Privacy Breach Lesson: Encrypt Mobile Digital PII!

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Once more, here is an example of how carelessness and/or a mistake leads to a privacy breach…

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