Safe Harbor Encryption
You must encrypt all ePHI, old and new, at rest & in transit
- Identify all ePHI
- Stored on your computer or servers
- Remember to look for temp files
- Email: Attachments and messages
- Portable storage media & devices
- Smart phones and PDAs
- Paper? Images?
- Securely remove ePHI you no longer need: http://• https://cybersecurity.yale.edu/topic/reuserecycle
- Encrypt what you still need and all new ePHI
- Use the Secure File Transfer tool to transmit or receive.
- Do not transmit or receive ePHI via email except as described in Policy 5123.
Please review and familiarize yourself with the Compliance Information and Compliance Requirements. You are responsible for complying with these requirements.