PRESS RELEASE
Contact: John Schelewitz
Email: John.Schelewitz@ecfirst.com  
Phone: 1.480.663.3225    
Website: http://www.ecfirst.com

Updating Policies for HIPAA & HITECH Compliance Mandates
Prepared for A Policy Audit?

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA – June 14, 2010: Policies are a critical compliance mandate that regulations such as HIPAA and HITECH require organizations to address. In this fact based, fast-paced 29-minute Webcast learn about key policies that organizations must develop. Step through how to leverage NIST Guidelines and the ISO 27000 Standard to enhance the quality of your policies. Examine sample policies and walk through key sections of a policy document.

Register for this complimentary 29-minute webcast at www.ecfirst.com. Webcast scheduled for July 8 at 10:30 am central (8:30 am pacific).

Learning Objectives:

• Understand key NIST Standards to reference for enhancing security policies and procedures 
• Step through the ISO 27002 Standard to determine how information in clauses such as incident management may be valuable for addressing breach related mandates.
• Identify list of critical policies and procedures, including security plans that organizations must develop and update, to establish a baseline for controls and countermeasures.

Review the checklist of policies that your organization must develop and update to be prepared for an audit for ensuring compliance.

Intended Audience

• Chief Information Security Officer (CISO or ISO)
• Chief Information Officer (CIO)
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
• Director of Information Technology
• Compliance Officer
• Security Analyst
• IT and Security Professionals

Speaker

Ali Pabrai, MSEE, CISSP (ISSAP, ISSMP)
Member FBI InfraGard

Ali Pabrai, chief executive of ecfirst, an Inc. 500 business (2004), is a highly sought after cyber security and compliance expert.  Pabrai has successfully delivered tailored security solutions to hundreds of organizations worldwide.  He is also the author of Cyber Security Strategy: The Four Laws of Information Security. Pabrai launched the Certified Security Compliance Specialist™ (CSCS™) program that addresses key compliance and security regulations, including PCI DSS, ISO 27001/27002, HIPAA, FISMA and others. Pabrai established the healthcare industry’s gold standard program on HIPAA certification with the HIPAA Academy™.

Pabrai is a featured speaker and has presented opening keynote and other sessions at several conferences worldwide, including Middle East Healthcare Congress, Microsoft HUG (HIMSS), HIMSS Midwest, Internet World, Comdex, NetSecure, and Information Systems Security Associations (ISSA) Conferences.    

Contact ecfirst – The Gold Standard for HITECH and HIPAA
To bring this presentation to your site, or to tailor a webcast for your organization, please contact John Schelewitz at +1.480.663.3225 or at John.Schelewitz@ecfirst.com. To learn more about ecfirst services, please visit www.ecfirst.com.