Moving data to the cloud can be scary, especially if the data is sensitive or regulated in any way. I am willing to bet the number one question concerned organizations (and their auditors) wonder is this: Are they (cloud vendors)
Last week Apple released an emergency security patch for iOS devices that addressed an implementation issue in their use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Basically the flaw allowed an attacker to masquerade as any secure site (such as Google, Amazon,
Easily one of the most common questions we get is how to send encrypted email. In this article, I’ll show you a quick and easy way to encrypt data so you can send it using any email client (Microsoft Outlook,
In a few days we will be publicly releasing our IronBox Secure File Transfer mobile application for Apple iOS devices on the App Store for our customers. As with any software we produce here at IronBox, we focused specifically on
This past January 2014, the Attorney General of California filed a complaint against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. for the data breach of about 30,000 social security numbers. The SSNs were found left on an external hard drive which was
I read an article this past week that gave readers a checklist on protecting data. One of the bullet points the author provided read something like this “Ensure your vendors are also secure”. Not a lot of prescriptive guidance followed.
How to Tell If Your Cloud Vendor is Bull*#$!-ing You About Security: Can They Access My Data?
Moving data to the cloud can be scary, especially if the data is sensitive or regulated in any way. I am willing to bet the number one question concerned organizations (and their auditors) wonder is this: Are they (cloud vendors)
How to Tell If Your Cloud Vendor is Bull*#$!-ing You About Security, Part 1: SSL
Last week Apple released an emergency security patch for iOS devices that addressed an implementation issue in their use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Basically the flaw allowed an attacker to masquerade as any secure site (such as Google, Amazon,
How to Send Encrypted Email
Easily one of the most common questions we get is how to send encrypted email. In this article, I’ll show you a quick and easy way to encrypt data so you can send it using any email client (Microsoft Outlook,
Protecting ePHI Data on Mobile Applications for HIPAA – Part 1 (for Non-Geeks)
In a few days we will be publicly releasing our IronBox Secure File Transfer mobile application for Apple iOS devices on the App Store for our customers. As with any software we produce here at IronBox, we focused specifically on
What You Probably Didn’t Know About the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Data Breach
This past January 2014, the Attorney General of California filed a complaint against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. for the data breach of about 30,000 social security numbers. The SSNs were found left on an external hard drive which was
Top Data Protection Questions I Would Ask Your Vendors in 2014
I read an article this past week that gave readers a checklist on protecting data. One of the bullet points the author provided read something like this “Ensure your vendors are also secure”. Not a lot of prescriptive guidance followed.