The HITECH Act, the HIPAA Security Rule, State regulations, PCI DSS, FACTA and other mandates are resulting in covered entities and business associates to "reasonably and appropriately" secure sensitive information such as PHI or EPHI. Further, organizations need to establish that "reasonable and appropriate" steps have been implemented to manage all such sensitive and confidential patient or client data.

In this ecfirst Webcast, step through how to apply NIST Standards and guidelines to address critical compliance mandates for regulations such as HIPAA, HITECH as well as State requirements.

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

Organizations are increasingly considering applying NIST Standards to comply with national regulations such as HIPAA and HITECH and standards such as PCI DSS. NIST Standards and Guidance documents may be applied to develop policies, plans and procedures for security capabilities and controls.

• Understand how NIST Standards provide best practice recommendations on information security management, risks and controls 
• Examine how to apply NIST standards to address critical national and international privacy and security requirements.
• Step through NIST guidelines to address security challenges for disaster recovery and contingency planning.
• Apply NIST Standards to address data breach and security incident management.
• Identify critical policies and procedures, including security plans, that organizations must develop and update, to establish a baseline for controls and countermeasures.