For years, HIPAA compliance was straightforward: protect the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, and you protect the organization. In 2026 and beyond, that approach no longer works. The real risk has shifted to the messy, unstructured “Dark Data” surrounding the EHR. Protected Health Information (PHI) now leaks into email attachments, billing exports, shared drives, and increasingly, AI workflows. In the … Read More
Multi-State US Data Privacy Compliance
One Tool for HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CCPA & 20+ State Laws In Europe, the GDPR created a unified framework for data privacy. In the United States, the opposite is true: a rapidly expanding patchwork of state-level regulations with no federal equivalent. By 2026, over 20 US states will have enacted their own unique privacy laws. For US firms, this means “compliance” … Read More
GDPR Compliance Checklist for US Companies – Updated
Expanding into the European market is a milestone for any US-based company, but it comes with a significant legal gatekeeper: the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As we move through 2026 and beyond, the cost of “learning as you go” has evaporated. With the full integration of the EU AI Act, fines for data and AI violations can now reach … Read More
Creating Data Leak Reports
In this guide, you will learn how to create data leak reports with PII Tools. Launching a scan The first step towards the successful management of any data leak is to identify what was in the breached data. Open your PII Tools and, on the left side, select Launch Scan. If you performed the scan already, skip to the next … Read More
Learning the Difference Between Data Privacy and Data Security
Companies often believe that by securing their sensitive data, they automatically comply with the requirements of various data privacy regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, etc.). Unfortunately, this is not the case. Let’s take a look at these two terms to understand the difference and make sure you adhere to both. It’s a bad habit to treat data security and data privacy … Read More
Data protection of EU citizens jeopardized
The data protection of EU citizens under the GDPR is officially at risk as Helen Dixon, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), publicly stated that the Irish Regulator does not decide on many citizens’ complaints. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has a huge responsibility on her shoulders because most of the tech giants (think Google or Facebook) have their … Read More
