Why you might need HITRUST compliance

In today’s ever-changing cybersecurity landscape, healthcare organizations are especially under pressure to keep protected health information (PHI) safe from cybercriminal activity. This challenge has grown more complicated over the past decade as more healthcare services are delivered using cloud computing and other information technologies.   As the industry continues to evolve, providers are increasingly procuring…

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What is the Role of HIPAA in Healthcare Cloud Environments

It’s no secret that organizations of all sizes have taken to the cloud at breakneck speed. Eager to capitalize on the many efficiencies that cloud computing has to offer, healthcare businesses are among those leading the pack. At the same time, HIPAA-covered entities must also determine whether or not they’re prepared to reap the benefits…

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HITRUST is a More Robust Security Standard for HIPAA Covered Entities

Businesses that handle personal health information need to pay attention to HIPAA and HITECH requirements. Being HIPAA-compliant is a slippery goal, though. The only definitive determination of compliance comes from a court or administrative judgment after the fact. The Security Rule doesn’t provide specific technical guidance on an acceptable level of security. With data breaches…

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The Shared Responsibility of Security Compliance Standards

An authorization or certification from a security compliance standard, verifies that an organization has met the specific industry standard for data privacy and security. Critical infrastructure companies such as, government, healthcare, finance and nuclear are required to follow various cloud information technology (IT) compliance guidelines, due to the sensitive data managed in these industries. Software…

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No Solar Winds Exposure

To our Federal and commercial customers:  Project Hosts does not use Solarwinds.  None of the services or servers we provide to customers of our ISO, HITRUST, FedRAMP, or DOD clouds have any exposure to the Solarwinds compromise identified in CISA Emergency Directive 21-01. -Scott Chapman, CEO at Project Hosts  

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Major Hospital System Hit by Historic Cyber Attack

Healthcare continues to be a popular target for cyber criminals. Recently, a major hospital system was hit with, what is potentially the largest cyber-attack in US history. The hospital was forced to resort to manually filing patients using pen and paper due to the “IT security issue”. While it has not yet been confirmed by…

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