Industry Perspectives

Five practical steps to assess SOC 2 reports for healthcare vendors: check scope, report type, management assertions, controls testing, and deficiencies.

Five practical steps to assess SOC 2 reports for healthcare vendors: check scope, report type, management assertions, controls testing, and deficiencies.

Follow five clear steps to comply with HITECH breach rules: assess PHI incidents, notify covered entities and individuals, alert media for large breaches, report to HHS, and retain logs.

Five actionable steps to identify and protect PHI—classify data, anonymize/mask, enforce encryption and RBAC, train staff, and audit vendors for HIPAA compliance.

2025 HIPAA cloud rules require AES-256/TLS encryption, mandatory MFA, microsegmentation, faster breach timelines, biannual scans, and stronger vendor oversight.

Practical 10-step checklist for healthcare teams to prepare for SOC 2 audits: scope, controls, documentation, staff training, testing, auditor selection, and continuous monitoring.

Overview of FDA rules requiring SBOMs, timely patches, and postmarket monitoring for connected medical device suppliers.

SBOMs are essential for medical device safety; FDA now requires machine-readable SBOMs, lifecycle metadata and VEX for submissions.

Compare internal and third-party audits for healthcare IoT devices to balance cost, objectivity, and regulatory readiness.

Key cloud PHI audit metrics—access controls, encryption, audit logs, vendor risk, and recovery—plus benchmarks and tools.

Compare seven IAM platforms for healthcare, focusing on HIPAA compliance, EHR integration, deployment speed, and scalability.

FDA now requires suppliers to treat medical device cybersecurity as a regulated, ongoing responsibility that can block market access.

How healthcare organizations use the NIST Privacy Framework to prepare audits, map controls, and improve PHI risk management.

Overview of 10 PHI storage essentials: encryption, RBAC/MFA, audit logs, backups, DLP, BAAs, HSMs, monitoring, scalability, 24/7 support.

Healthcare IT risk assessment tools combine NIST/HIPAA compliance, continuous monitoring, vendor oversight, and AI to protect ePHI.

Vendor HIPAA training essentials: BAA obligations, required topics, recordkeeping, breach penalties, and tools to automate compliance.

OCR and HIPAA device disposal: risk analysis, NIST SP 800-88 sanitization, chain of custody, and vendor controls for secure ePHI

Global telemedicine demands GDPR-level safeguards, encrypted channels, and cross-border controls to truly protect patient data.

Explains passive vs active scans, patient safety risks, compliance steps, and tools for managing medical device vulnerabilities.

Risk-based vendor compliance helps HDOs prioritize PHI access, system dependency, and controls to reduce breaches and meet regulations.

DDoS attacks can disrupt patient care and cost millions; this guide covers attack types, layered prevention, vendor risk and recovery.

Vendor communications are the weakest link in PHI security—enforce BAAs, encryption, MFA, audits, and strict onboarding/offboarding controls.

Healthcare IoT audit checklist: inventories, vendor BAAs/SBOMs, risk assessments, authentication, network segmentation, and patching.

Step-by-step PHI breach checklist to contain incidents, perform HIPAA risk assessments, notify affected parties, and strengthen security.