Tag: encryption

Outbound Email Encryption for Google Workspace

October 5, 2021

Google Workspace is one of the world’s most popular email platforms. Although it is more than adequate for basic email correspondence, Gmail does not come configured to meet HIPAA email security requirements. To use Google Workspace in a HIPAA-compliant manner, you need to use a third-party connector to secure your communications.

How do I send HIPAA-compliant lab results via email?

May 5, 2017

A question about HIPAA-compliant transactional email from Ask Erik: As a non-technical member of the founding team of a Health Care Startup I have a question about HIPAA-compliant email as we begin to send out lab test results to individuals and the health care providers we partner with: “Does one dedicated email address for results […]

Encryption and Auditing for MySQL Databases under HIPAA

July 21, 2014

We get many questions regarding MySQL databases and HIPAA website compliance. These range from confusion over the auditing of access to stored ePHI to what HIPAA’s data encryption requirements actually are to how HIPAA applies to MySQL databases. Next, we will attempt to address some of these subtle questions.

Do Law Firms have Data Security Liability?

July 19, 2013

As of 2010, 91% of all law firms have 10 or fewer employees; 99.6% have less than 100 employees1.  The smaller the firm, the less likely they are to have a strong IT department and are much more likely to be focused on case load rather than on current changes in the compliance landscape that […]

Ensuring all data is encrypted at rest with LuxSci

May 10, 2013

Email and other data are either being “transmitted” or “processed” or are “at rest.” I.e., it is moving from one computer to another, stored/at rest on a computer, or preparing to be transmitted or stored. While most types of compliance regulation, such as HIPAA, specifically require that data be transmitted securely, not all regulations require […]