HIPAA Security The HIPAA Security Rule requires organizations to “Implement a security awareness and training program for all members of its workforce (including management).” Recently released in a new version, this HIPAA Security course covers the essential topics for protecting the security of PHI under HIPAA. The new version contains fresh video and quiz content to […]
DATA MINIMIZATION THE INQUISITIVE INTERROGATOR An important privacy principle is data minimization — to collect, use, access, or disclose the minimum necessary personal information to accomplish one’s purpose. This principle appears in many laws. For example, the HIPAA Minimum Necessary Rule states, “A covered entity must make reasonable efforts to limit the scope of […]
HIPAA Enforcement Guide HIPAA enforcement activity has been rising steadily over the years. Our HIPAA Enforcement Guide, written by Professor Daniel J. Solove, includes enforcement statistics and a chart summarizing all of the resolution agreements involving monetary penalties through the end of 2018. The guide includes Professor Solove’s analysis of HIPAA enforcement trends as well […]
A Guide to GDPR Training With the powerful new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and huge potential fines, organizations are scrambling to step up their privacy programs to become compliant. GDPR requires workforce privacy awareness training. Under Article 39, the GDPR includes among the tasks of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) “awareness raising and […]
PRIVACY + SECURITY TRAINING COURSE FINDER PRIVACY DATA SECURITY FERPA HIPAA VIGNETTES WHITEBOARDS Privacy Primary Courses Global Privacy and Data Protection (25 min, 15 min) Global Privacy and Data Protection (30 min, 25 min, 20 min, 15 min and 12 min) Global Privacy and Data Protection (25 min) for IT Privacy and Data Security Dimensions […]
Privacy and Security Training Games for Employees A growing body of research suggests that one highly effective way to educate people is through training that includes interactive games. Adding fun privacy and security training games to mandatory training programs can increase engagement, retention, and motivation. Privacy and security training games can also encourage trainees […]
HIPAA Security Rule Checklist The HIPAA Security Rule covers electronic protected health information (ePHI), which is any individually identifiable health information in electronic format. It has 18 safeguards standards, each of which is mandatory, along with 36 implementation specifications. Professor Daniel Solove created this 6-page checklist of the HIPAA Security Rule’s standards and specifications to […]
Train Without the Pain! Sitting through long, mind-numbing training about HIPAA rules is the last thing most employees want to spend their time doing. When most people hear HIPAA training courses they prepare themselves to slog through a boring lecture filled with tedious legalese. Many have been subjected to hours of training that is overly technical, […]
PRIVACY TRAINING FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION This privacy training for federal contractors course (~15 minutes) is designed to meet the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). According to the FAR rule regarding privacy training, federal contractors are required to have “initial training” for their workforce on privacy as well as “annual training […]
DATA SECURITY AWARENESS PHISHING TRAINING Phishers trick people into divulging confidential information or into performing actions that enable unauthorized access into a computer network. The best way to combat phishing is through information security awareness training. People need to be educated about how not to be fooled. Everyone in the workforce needs to be aware […]