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We all love email. You can send and receive it on your phone, tablet, laptop and desktop computer. We do it because it’s easy. Most of us have a company email and at least one private email. Since anyone can sign up for Gmail, Yahoo mail or Hotmail, everyone has an email account. it’s our default document distribution tool because it’s easy. Because it’s so easy to do, you may send the wrong document...

We all love email. You can send and receive it on your phone, tablet, laptop and desktop computer. We do it because it’s easy. ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) controls the privacy and access of all protected health information (PHI) in the United States. One of the goals of the legislation is to help move the healthcare industry toward electronic health records (EHR). The value to patients and providers is faster and more accurate care, since clinicians, insurance companies and all related business organizations will have access to the same information. In 2009,...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) controls the privacy and access of all protected health information (PHI) in the United...

Love it or hate it, cloud computing is here and helping companies become more agile and competitive. There are two common misconceptions about the cloud. The first is it’s only for big companies. The second is it’s only for small companies. The truth is it’s for everyone regardless of the size of your organization or your industry. That’s like saying that computers are only for big companies – I think most of us know...

Love it or hate it, cloud computing is here and helping companies become more agile and competitive. There are two common misconceptions about the...

On January 28, 2012, the United States, Canada and many other countries celebrated Data Privacy Day. This is a recognition that people, businesses and governments need to be aware of data privacy and how to protect it. Last October, the US government marked the eighth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. That event helped educate people on the importance of internet security. The two events go hand...

On January 28, 2012, the United States, Canada and many other countries celebrated Data Privacy Day. This is a recognition that people, businesses and...

The unofficial motto for Google is “Don’t be evil”. It’s written on its Code of Conduct page as part of its investor relations information. Google has 7 simple areas in this code of conduct that cover serving its users, respecting employees, avoiding conflicts of interest, preserving confidentiality, protecting Google’s assets, ensuring financial integrity and obeying the law. If you read them, it sounds like the company intends not to be evil. Google’s privacy policies and...

The unofficial motto for Google is “Don’t be evil”. It’s written on its Code of Conduct page as part of its investor relations information. ...

Two pieces of legislation before the United States Congress are intended, according to its supporters, to prevent Internet piracy and protect freedom and American jobs. The Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) are legislative responses to these threats. Unfortunately, rather than protecting intellectual property and jobs, they would in fact impose bad regulations on American businesses and censor the Internet as we know it. The stated goal of these...

Two pieces of legislation before the United States Congress are intended, according to its supporters, to prevent Internet piracy and protect freedom and American...

Here is a great video explaining why SOPA and PIPA may harm the open and free Internet and why it will ultimate hurt business. It also won’t stop those people actually stealing intellectual property and your valuable content....

Here is a great video explaining why SOPA and PIPA may harm the open and free Internet and why it will ultimate hurt business. ...

According to an announcement on January 11, 2012, after more than seven years of planning, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has initiated a process that could trigger a dramatic expansion of the Internet. Starting on January 12, 2012, ICANN will accept applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This might sound like a great idea, but it could also be fraught with trouble. ICANN is the organization that manages and...

According to an announcement on January 11, 2012, after more than seven years of planning, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)...

The amount of personal information compromised through data breaches was on the rise in 2011. According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, about 30 million records were compromised in 2011 in 535 separate breaches in the United States. That’s up from 12.3 million in 2010. The numbers are much larger when viewed globally. Most people assume that hackers using sophisticated techniques are to blame for all the data breaches. In most cases it’s the simple...

The amount of personal information compromised through data breaches was on the rise in 2011. According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, about 30 million...

Todays headlines point to hackers and other criminals as the major causes of data breaches, but in fact a lot of the trouble starts with trusted employees. And one of the most trusted in your life is your doctor. Recent reports by Manhattan Research have found that 81% of physicians use a smartphone, up from 72% in 2010. 30% of doctors use iPads to access electronic health records and communicate with patients. Unfortunately according...

Todays headlines point to hackers and other criminals as the major causes of data breaches, but in fact a lot of the trouble starts...

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