
Cloud Backup for HIPAA Practices: The 2026 Guide for Medical Offices in Orange County
A HIPAA-compliant cloud backup must include a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA), AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, immutable storage (object lock or WORM), customer-managed encryption keys, off-site geographic redundancy, role-based access with MFA, audit logging retained for 6 years, and quarterly tested recovery procedures. Consumer cloud services like Dropbox Personal, Google Drive Personal, and OneDrive Personal are not HIPAA-compliant. ... Read More



