HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) - is a federal law that requires protecting patients' sensitive information from disclosure without the patients' knowledge or consent. The electronically protected health information (ePHI) must be stored, accessed, transferred, and processed in ways that do not allow it to fall into the wrong hands. HIPAA compliance is vital for companies operating in the healthcare industry because of the sensitive nature of health information and the steep punishments for being found non-compliant.
The penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA regulations are stiff. A single violation can range from $100 to $50,000 based on the level of negligence. Additionally, a maximum penalty of $1.5 million per year can apply for violations of an identical provision. This means that businesses that continually store or transfer ePHI in a non-compliant way are leaving themselves open to millions in damages. Penalties that high could permanently shut your doors.
HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) - is a federal law that requires protecting patients' sensitive information from disclosure without the patients' knowledge or consent. The electronically protected health information (ePHI) must be stored, accessed, transferred, and processed in ways that do not allow it to fall into the wrong hands. HIPAA compliance is vital for companies operating in the healthcare industry because of the sensitive nature of health information and the steep punishments for being found non-compliant.
The penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA regulations are stiff. A single violation can range from $100 to $50,000 based on the level of negligence. Additionally, a maximum penalty of $1.5 million per year can apply for violations of an identical provision. This means that businesses that continually store or transfer ePHI in a non-compliant way are leaving themselves open to millions in damages. Penalties that high could permanently shut your doors.
During this step, we conduct an assessment of the potential risks and vulnerabilities of the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of ePHI, that your company collects, stores on your servers and digital devices, processes or electronically transmits against standards established by HIPAA-HITECH so that you can take the necessary steps to avoid penalties and data security breaches. We will ensure your business complies with over 120 safeguards of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules with our comprehensive compliance assessment and checklists. In addition, our team ensures your administrative, physical, and technical controls are up to date and meet HIPAA standards.
After the systems audit is completed, we determine whether any part of your organization is not HIPAA-HITECH compliant and will provide you with a comprehensive risk assessment report which you can use to make improvements necessary to conform to HIPAA-HITECH standards. All the details and findings are discussed and reviewed with a client to coordinate a course of action and define the next steps for control implementation.
By analyzing your unique workflows and data paths, SecurityMetrics assessors help establish more efficient arrangements for your data environment to improve PHI security and remove costly, unnecessary steps from the process. Unfortunately, there is no single security solution that can be used to secure patient information. To keep patient information secure, you need to implement layered defenses – A range of protective mechanisms that slow down any potential attack and make data access more difficult. This is often referred to as defense in depth.
During this step, we conduct an assessment of the potential risks and vulnerabilities of the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of ePHI, that your company collects, stores on your servers and digital devices, processes or electronically transmits against standards established by HIPAA-HITECH so that you can take the necessary steps to avoid penalties and data security breaches. We will ensure your business complies with over 120 safeguards of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules with our comprehensive compliance assessment and checklists. In addition, our team ensures your administrative, physical, and technical controls are up to date and meet HIPAA standards.
After the systems audit is completed, we determine whether any part of your organization is not HIPAA-HITECH compliant and will provide you with a comprehensive risk assessment report which you can use to make improvements necessary to conform to HIPAA-HITECH standards. All the details and findings are discussed and reviewed with a client to coordinate a course of action and define the next steps for control implementation.
By analyzing your unique workflows and data paths, SecurityMetrics assessors help establish more efficient arrangements for your data environment to improve PHI security and remove costly, unnecessary steps from the process. Unfortunately, there is no single security solution that can be used to secure patient information. To keep patient information secure, you need to implement layered defenses – A range of protective mechanisms that slow down any potential attack and make data access more difficult. This is often referred to as defense in depth.
Our Team will apply proven processes and utilize a common controls framework that combines the identified HIPAA controls with other industry best practices for all risk assessments/analyses and gap/compliance assessments. Our HIPAA compliance services are robust.
Assessment controls include:
Our services provide the insight, assistance, and tools to achieve HIPAA compliance and safeguard your data against vulnerabilities and liabilities. Our HIPAA audit and assessment solutions will help you:
Our Team will apply proven processes and utilize a common controls framework that combines the identified HIPAA controls with other industry best practices for all risk assessments/analyses and gap/compliance assessments. Our HIPAA compliance services are robust.
Assessment controls include:
Our services provide the insight, assistance, and tools to achieve HIPAA compliance and safeguard your data against vulnerabilities and liabilities. Our HIPAA audit and assessment solutions will help you:
Share your problems and needs with us. We will gather the details and estimate required project scope.
We will do initial due diligence and prepare contract engagement based on your needs.
Our experts will build, test, and troubleshoot your system based on the contract agreement.
Results will be shared with you and we will show you the way how issues can be resolved.
Share your problems and needs with us. We will gather the details and estimate required project scope.
We will do initial due diligence and prepare contract engagement based on your needs.
Our experts will build, test, and troubleshoot your system based on the contract agreement.
Results will be shared with you and we will show you the way how issues can be resolved.
Perform security hardening with us and ensure your business is well-protected.
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Security system hardening is an essential part of the overall infrastructure that ensures your data and systems are secure and can withstand an intruder attack. This process helps enhance system functionality, significantly improves system security by lowering the risk of data breaches and systems hacking and simplifying compliance with guidelines and future audit processes.
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Let us handle your data recovery and attack repercussions.
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Hack recovery is crucial when your system has been breached, or data leaked. It is paramount to prevent a data breach through cyberattacks, such as phishing, malware, ransomware, DDoS, which could be detrimental to any business and force its closure. We aim to secure your systems and information and put your security as our priority.
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Discover and evaluate the risks for your business with our expert penetration testing.
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Penetration testing will help identify the existing vulnerabilities in your security system and infrastructure, thus mitigating the future possibility of security breaches or data leaks. It is better we discover your system’s weak points than an attacker causes damage later.
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Discover and evaluate the risks for your business with our Security Experts.
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The primary purpose of Security Audit is to evaluate the performance and risks of a particular system through extensive analysis to identify potential vulnerabilities. Security systems can be compromised through both internal and external means, and our mission is to find suspicious activities within an environment and mitigate your potential losses before it's too late.
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Check if your information security is following ISO 27001.
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ISO 27001 standard provides necessary security guidelines and requirements to manage risks from information security threats and protect sensitive and corporate data from loss and unauthorized access. Organizations also get certified against ISO 27001 to showcase their customers and partners the commitment to information security and, therefore, increase business opportunities.
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Check if your information security is following HIPAA!
The penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA regulations are stiff. A single violation can range from $100 to $50,000 based on the level of negligence. Additionally, a maximum penalty of $1.5 million per year can be assessed for violations of an identical provision. This means that businesses that continually store or transfer ePHI in a non-compliant way are leaving themselves open to millions in damages. Penalties that high could shut your doors permanently.
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Get an assessment to determine if your information security follows PCI DSS standards.
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PCI DSS is a requirement for any organization or sole trader that collects, stores, processes and/or transmits debit or credit card information. Acquiring PCI DSS compliance helps reduce and avoid card fraud and verifies to third parties that your business is trustworthy with personal and corporate financial data.
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   READ MORE
Perform security hardening with us and ensure your business is well-protected.
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Security system hardening is an essential part of the overall infrastructure that ensures your data and systems are secure and can withstand an intruder attack. This process helps enhance system functionality, significantly improves system security by lowering the risk of data breaches and systems hacking and simplifying compliance with guidelines and future audit processes.
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   READ MORE
Let us handle your data recovery and attack repercussions.
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Hack recovery is crucial when your system has been breached, or data leaked. It is paramount to prevent a data breach through cyberattacks, such as phishing, malware, ransomware, DDoS, which could be detrimental to any business and force its closure. We aim to secure your systems and information and put your security as our priority.
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   READ MORE
Discover and evaluate the risks for your business with our expert penetration testing.
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Penetration testing will help identify the existing vulnerabilities in your security system and infrastructure, thus mitigating the future possibility of security breaches or data leaks. It is better we discover your system’s weak points than an attacker causes damage later.
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   READ MORE
Discover and evaluate the risks for your business with our Security Experts.
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The primary purpose of Security Audit is to evaluate the performance and risks of a particular system through extensive analysis to identify potential vulnerabilities. Security systems can be compromised through both internal and external means, and our mission is to find suspicious activities within an environment and mitigate your potential losses before it's too late.
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   READ MORE
Check if your information security is following ISO 27001.
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ISO 27001 standard provides necessary security guidelines and requirements to manage risks from information security threats and protect sensitive and corporate data from loss and unauthorized access. Organizations also get certified against ISO 27001 to showcase their customers and partners the commitment to information security and, therefore, increase business opportunities.
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   READ MORE
Check if your information security is following HIPAA!
The penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA regulations are stiff. A single violation can range from $100 to $50,000 based on the level of negligence. Additionally, a maximum penalty of $1.5 million per year can be assessed for violations of an identical provision. This means that businesses that continually store or transfer ePHI in a non-compliant way are leaving themselves open to millions in damages. Penalties that high could shut your doors permanently.
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   READ MORE
Get an assessment to determine if your information security follows PCI DSS standards.
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PCI DSS is a requirement for any organization or sole trader that collects, stores, processes and/or transmits debit or credit card information. Acquiring PCI DSS compliance helps reduce and avoid card fraud and verifies to third parties that your business is trustworthy with personal and corporate financial data.
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   READ MORE