PII Tools

For US government contractors, data security is no longer just an operational preference. Under frameworks like the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), DFARS, and FISMA, protecting sensitive information has become a direct requirement for participating in the federal supply chain. Source: DoD CIO As the Department of Defense (DoD) continues rolling out mandator...

Millions of companies suffer data breaches, ransomware, and regulatory fines every year. Don't let it happen to you. Protect your company with a PII audit – but are you ready? This is everything you need to know to actually feel prepared. What is a PII Audit Let’s start from square one: What exactly is a PII audit? PII stands for ...

For many readers, when they hear the words “the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)”, their eyelids immediately start to droop. But I’m sure getting slapped with an annual $1.5 million fine would wake them up! Whether you’re the one handling the data or the actual patient looking to protect your rights, now’s the time to become a HIPAA ...

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 in...

On May 7, 2026, students from over 9000 universities around the world received the terrifying news: Your sensitive information is included in a large-scale data breach, and the ransom is due in just 5 days! Massive Ransomware Strike This is the frightening reality for more than 231 million people right now. MIT, The University of Toronto, Penn State University, and ...