The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), passed in 1996, is intended to ensure appropriate protection of confidential healthcare information. It is wide ranging in scope, covering both storage and transmission of this data, as well as stipulating comprehensive compliance requirements. Quite clearly, it is having a substantial impact upon the healthcare sector.... compliance with HIPAA is not optional... it is mandatory.This web site is designed to help you address the security requirements as easily as possible. It covers all the major thrusts of active security management:- risk analysis, the international security standard, and of course the cornerstone of security, security policies.
SECURITY RISK ANALYSIS
Risk Analysis is often regarded as the first step towards HIPAA compliance. Securiy risk analysis (incorporating business impact analysis) is the practise of ensuring that controls and expenditure are fully commensurate with the risks to which the organization is exposed.This site is designed to help you get to grips with it.... to understand properly what security risk analysis is, how it can benefit your organization, and how to practise security risk analysis with minimum fuss or difficulty.
A definition and very good starting point.
What is Security Risk Analysis?
What you should seek to gain.
The Benefits of Risk Analysis
Details of the COBRA methodology and tool (including downloadable trial copy).
A Proven Risk Assessment & Risk Analysis Solution
SECURITY STANDARDS AND POLICIES
In demonstrating due diligence in the security arena, full cognizance should be taken of prevailing standards, the most important of which is the international ISO17799 standard.It is equally important to ensure that the organization's own in-house security policies are of the requisite quality, and are actively being followed.
Hopefully, the following pages will assist with both these matters:
The ISO 17799 security standard is having a dramatic effect upon the information security domain.
The Role of ISO 17799
Information security policies represent the cornerstone of security in any organization. It is important to ensure that the policies are up to date, comprehensive, and of the highest quality.
Hopefully, the above pages will prove to be an invaluable source of information. If, however, you need any further assistance or advice, please do not hesitate to contact us.
*** New Download Trial/Evaluation Copies ***
Web Links
Copyright © 2002 Security Risk Associates
The Window To