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### 2024 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo

 Events

 2 minutes

 October 22, 2024

 Security Compliance Associates’ is thrilled to share its participation at the 2024 Home Care and Hospice Conference & Expo from October 20-22 Protecting patient data is a top priority for your organization, but with ...

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 Brian Fischer 

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### HITRUST E-1 Essentials: 1-Year Assessment and Certification

 Blog

 3 minutes

 February 12, 2024

 In a recent blog post, we outlined the relationship between HIPAA and HITRUST. In this post, as part of a series, we’ll help you understand the three assessment and certification options from HITRUST, starting with ...

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 Brian Fischer 

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### SCA and HITRUST at HIMSS: Creating Tomorrow’s Health

 Blog

 1 minutes

 February 02, 2024

 Build relationships with a dynamic community of healthcare professionals spanning the digital health landscape.

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 Brian Fischer 

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### DoD Compliance: What You Need to Know Now

 Blog

 10 minutes

 October 05, 2023

 As organizations across various sectors grapple with the evolving threat landscape, those in the defense industry face a unique set of challenges. Department of Defense (DoD) Compliance is a multifaceted endeavor that ...

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 Brian Fischer 

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### Demystifying the CMMC Rulemaking Journey: Navigating the Next Level

 Blog

 8 minutes

 October 04, 2023

 As the digital realm continues to expand, so do the threats that endanger our nation’s critical infrastructure and sensitive data. In response to this growing challenge, the Department of Defense (DoD) introduced the ...

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 Brian Fischer 

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### Understanding CMMC Compliance: What You Should Know

 Uncategorized

 6 minutes

 September 28, 2023

 The term “CMMC” stands for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. It’s a critical framework for protecting sensitive information in the defense industrial base (DIB). To dive deeper into CMMC, we need to understand ...

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 Brian Fischer 

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### Understanding CMMC Compliance: What You Should Know

 Uncategorized

 5 minutes

 September 18, 2023

 The term “CMMC” stands for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. It’s a critical framework for protecting sensitive information in the defense industrial base (DIB). To dive deeper into CMMC, we need to understand ...

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 Brian Fischer 

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### 7 Lessons Learned from the Dish TV Ransomware Attack

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 7 minutes

 September 14, 2023

 In an increasingly interconnected world, where businesses rely heavily on technology and digital infrastructure, the threat of cyberattacks has become a critical concern. The Dish TV ransomware attack, which unfolded in ...

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 Brian Fischer 

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### The New National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan: Pillar 2

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 4 minutes

 September 07, 2023

 As cyber threats continue to evolve in sophistication and scale, nations around the globe are compelled to formulate comprehensive strategies to protect their digital infrastructure, data, and citizens. This article ...

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 Brian Fischer 

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### Understanding the DoD Cyber Workforce: What to Know Now

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 4 minutes

 August 31, 2023

 When the boundaries between physical and virtual domains blur, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Department of Defense (DoD) operations, an entity responsible ...

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 Brian Fischer 

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