There have been no reports or indications that any Imprivata FairWarning solutions have been compromised or otherwise impacted by this breach.

Companies continue to heavily rely on third-party vendors to manage mission-critical business functions. These applications may be cloud-based (SaaS) or deployed on-premises and they are often accessed remotely via different devices.

With the continued rise of high profile data breaches caused by third parties, many organizations are becoming aware that in order to maintain the security of their network and systems, they need to create and implement a solution for specifically managing access for their vendors.

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Though most are very familiar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its relation to third parties and remote access, we're going to break it down a bit. HIPAA carries with it data privacy requirements for individuals, organizations, and entities working with patient information.