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4th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Could Hasten the End of Personal Privacy

June 08, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

A 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling seems to cement the notion that one’s electronic footprints and communications are fair game for unfettered search and seizure (i.e.: are not protected by 4th Amendment rights).

Electronic Signatures Empower Your Business Processes

June 03, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

eSignature technology offers much more than just the ability to get a document signed remotely. eSignature technology also provides businesses with the opportunity to completely reinvigorate decades-old business processes, enhance productivity, and automate mundane work flows.

Are eSignatures Legal?

June 02, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

People use eSignatures every day without even realizing they’re “eSigning” — signing on an electronic signature pad at grocery store check-out, replying to an email with a typed confirmation of terms, or putting in a PIN code for a debit card transaction, for example. Most people have no doubts about the legality of these everyday […]

Hashed but Not Salted

May 20, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

You may remember the 2012 LinkedIn data breach, in which 6.5 million LinkedIn user accounts were believed to have been compromised. According to BBC and LinkedIn itself, the number of affected LinkedIn users from that 2012 data breach could actually be upwards of 100 million, or the majority of the 165 million users LinkedIn had in 2012.

Understanding HIPAA: Enforcement, Encryption, and Documentation

May 16, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Email encryption is one of the strongest defenses that an organization can implement against data breaches brought on by the improper disclosure or distribution of medical records or protected health information (PHI). But without written policies and procedures governing the use of encryption services, these efforts mean next to nothing in the eyes of HIPAA […]