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#cloud Computing Security Issues And How to Meet Them Head On
▻https://hackernoon.com/cloud-computing-security-issues-and-how-to-meet-them-head-on-5a37a45f475

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As McKinsey stated, the changes in how enterprises use technology have made corporate environments harder to protect while increasing the importance of their protection at the same time. When digital data becomes more extensive, businesses are expected to become more ‘open’ and connected, even though the cybercrime landscape evolves year after year.Cost-saving, flexibility, mobility and security, to some extent, are forcing rapid cloud adoption. A focus on Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) allows organisations to adopt smooth digital transformation and shorten the time to market. Supply chains are also becoming more sophisticated and interconnected. That means responsibility is shared with a vendor, but accountability is still on the business (...)

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HIPAA & Medical Data #security for Web Developers
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Source: PixabayHIPAA & Medical Data Security for Web DevelopersIf your company deals in #healthcare and stores information about a person’s health, there’s a good chance you’ll have to abide by HIPAA. What is HIPAA, how do you stay in compliance? Let’s look at how HIPAA affects your website.What is HIPAA?The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 protects patients data. It mandates an industry-wide standard for healthcare information regarding billing processes, and also “requires protection and confidential handling of protected health information,” according to the California Department of Healthcare Services.The HIPAA Privacy Rule, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, protects ‘“individually identifiable health information” held or transmitted by (...)

#web-development #data-security #healthcare-data-security