The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule that protects electronic data went into effect in 2005, but small and midsize healthcare organizations are still struggling to comply with the law. They are confused and fear the Security Rule because they don’t have the IT knowledge or tools to properly meet the requirements to […]
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Cyber Liability Insurance is a great asset and offers you and your clients security if a breach occurs…if you and your client have done the homework and vigilantly recorded the work that’s been done, there’s a far greater chance the insurance provider will pay. Make sure you work with customers by following these basic instructions: Educate […]
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Battling cybercrime is an ongoing effort for every organization. It requires vigilance and attention to detail to maintain defenses against enemies looking to exploit every chink in the armor to penetrate corporate networks and do bad things. SMBs are particularly susceptible to cybercrime because of their limited resources and more casual approach to security. While enterprises […]
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After an incredibly damaging and costly run of high-profile cybercrime, many businesses may be relieved to learn they can purchase some protection in the form of Cyber Risk Insurance. With so many companies having their data held hostage, who wouldn’t be a little scared that they might be next? But like every product category that […]
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RapidFire Tools continually looks for ways to help its partners sell their services to end customers. With that in mind, we’ve produced an infographic on HIPAA compliance breaches you can download and customize for your MSP brand. It features a list of eye-opening stats that underscore the necessity of HIPAA compliance. Download our HIPAA […]
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Companies are rightfully fearful of cyberattacks. Breaches, malware, bots, viruses and ransomware make regular appearances in the headlines and cost companies millions of dollars while damaging reputations and shaking consumer confidence. Billions of accounts have been compromised in recent years, and the costs keep adding up. Companies lose customers and revenue with every attack. Each […]
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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) is nothing new for healthcare organizations. The legislation ensures patient data is secure and kept private due to its sensitive nature. Therefore, it’s an obvious and natural concern for the 800,000 or so organizations across the U.S. delivering healthcare services as their primary function (defined as […]
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We’d like to relay a story that one of our MSP customers shared with us. It truly highlights the need for compliance documentation… I could hear the fear in her voice. One of our clients, subject to the HIPAA rules, called to say she had just received a letter saying that her company was […]
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Providing IT services is hard enough to master. Technologies change daily, clients’ needs change hourly and you’re expected to stay on top of it all. Now clients are looking for IT Compliance services too. While IT compliance management isn’t rocket science, it does require knowledge and information specific to each industry and regulatory body that […]
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Millions of companies fall under specific industry IT security and privacy regulations such as PCI, HIPAA and GDPR. However, those not REQUIRED to be in compliance with these standards should act is if they are – being in compliance is good security and data privacy discipline. There are many areas of liability and risk that come from not protecting data. You […]
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