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Sending PII Over Email: Security & Compliance Considerations

Is It Safe to Send PII Over Email? Security & Compliance Best Practices

by Robert Dougherty April 24, 2025April 25, 2025 | GDPR Compliance

Quick Answer: No, sending personally identifiable and protected health information (PII/PHI) over email without strong encryption is not safe and can result in data breaches or legal penalties. Always use...

What Is a HIPAA Breach and What Should You Do if You Have One?

by Robert Dougherty April 19, 2025April 21, 2025 | HIPAA Compliance

Your organization has had a HIPAA breach—now what do you do? Who do you notify, and what must you tell them? Are you subject to penalties? We’ll explain that and...

What Are HIPAA Compliance Requirements? [Complete Checklist]

Your Complete Checklist for Achieving HIPAA Compliance

by Bob Ertl April 14, 2025April 15, 2025 | HIPAA Compliance

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, is a framework developed in 1996 and managed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office for...

Visualize Everyday Workflow Threats to Prevent Data Breaches

by Cliff White December 5, 2024December 16, 2024 | Third Party Risk

Do you know where your organization keeps its PII, PHI or other IP? Are they on-premise or in the cloud? Do you know who has access to them? Are all...

SFTP Security – Is It Truly Secure?

by Robert Dougherty November 6, 2024February 26, 2025 | Secure File Transfer

Is SFTP enough to keep my files secure when shared? We understand the worry and have compiled ways to keep your data as secure as possible through SFTP. Is SFTP...

Preserve IP and PII With Dynamic Governance Over External Workflows

by Cliff White October 31, 2024February 26, 2025 | Third Party Risk

Internal file threats entail a breach of sensitive information from secure content stores to unauthorized third parties. To prevent them, you must ensure that all sensitive files are saved to...

SWIFT Security Vulnerabilities: Bank Data Breaches Are the Future of Bank Robberies

by Bob Ertl October 24, 2024February 27, 2025 | Secure File Sharing

In this day and age, if you want to rob a bank, you can dispense with the overcoat, the wig, the cheap sunglasses, and the note slid across the counter...

Remote Wipe: A Must for Mobile Security

by Cliff White October 15, 2024February 28, 2025 | Secure File Sharing

As more employees use smartphones and tablets to share sensitive information, remote wipe – the remotely controlled deletion of some or all of the content on a mobile device –...

Information Governance: Why Is It Important?

by Robert Dougherty October 15, 2024February 28, 2025 | Regulatory Compliance

Information governance is becoming increasingly important for all organizations. But what is it and why is information governance so important? Why is information governance important? Information governance is important because...

HIPAA Data Retention & Backup [Requirements & Compliance]

by Bob Ertl October 14, 2024December 14, 2024 | HIPAA Compliance

How long should you retain medical records? It can vary and, while there are no set HIPAA requirements for HIPAA data retention, there are policies you must follow. For example,...

How to Achieve PCI Compliance When Sharing Credit Card Data

by Bob Ertl September 8, 2024November 21, 2024 | PCI Compliance

To achieve and maintain PCI compliance, businesses that accept credit cards for payment must handle, store, and share this sensitive data securely in adherence to rigorous Payment Card Industry Data...

PCI Compliant File Sharing: Essential Requirements & Effective Compliance Strategies

by Bob Ertl September 4, 2024September 5, 2024 | PCI Compliance

PCI compliance plays a critical role in bolstering the integrity and security of credit card data that businesses process, handle, and share with trusted third parties. Whenever businesses share this...

How to Ensure Your MFT Solution is PCI Compliant

by Robert Dougherty September 4, 2024September 5, 2024 | PCI Compliance

Looking for a PCI compliant MFT solution? We’ll walk you through the requirements of PCI DSS and your options for becoming PCI compliant. Who needs to be PCI compliant? Any...

How to Ensure Your SFTP Is PCI Compliant

by Danielle Barbour September 4, 2024February 28, 2025 | PCI Compliance

If you are currently using FTP or even a legacy SFTP solution to transfer files and accept credit or debit card payments, you may want to consider a switch to...

6 Reasons Why Managed File Transfer is Better than FTP

by Robert Dougherty August 6, 2024August 9, 2024 | Managed File Transfer

The secure and efficient transfer of files is critical for businesses of all sizes. With the rise of cybersecurity threats and the necessity for fast, reliable data movement, traditional file...

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