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title: HIPAA 164.312(e)(1) Transmission Security | Cloudticity
description: Learn about HIPAA's CFR 164.312(e)(1) rule for transmission security and Cloudticity's PHI protection controls to maintain compliance.
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# HIPAA Compliance 164.312(e)(1) - Transmission Security

POSTED Aug 11, 2023 | Author [Thomas Zinn](https://blog.cloudticity.com/author/thomas-zinn), tagged in [Compliance](https://blog.cloudticity.com/topic/compliance), [Security](https://blog.cloudticity.com/topic/security), [Encryption](https://blog.cloudticity.com/topic/encryption)

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Within the [HIPAA Security Rule](https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/security/laws-regulations/index.html) are [Administrative](https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/securityrule/adminsafeguards.pdf), [Physical](https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/securityrule/physsafeguards.pdf), and [Technical](https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/securityrule/techsafeguards.pdf) Safeguards. These safeguards are as important to understand as they are to implement, so let’s dive into one:

> **164.312(e)(1)** - Transmission Security. Implement technical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to electronic protected health information that is being transmitted over an electronic communications network.

*Associated implementation specifications:*

- 164.312(e)(2)(i) - Implement security measures to ensure that electronically transmitted electronic protected health information is not improperly modified without detection until disposed of.
- 164.312(e)(2)(ii) - Implement a mechanism to encrypt electronic protected health information whenever deemed appropriate.

*Explanation:*

The spirit of this guideline is to protect data during transmission. To accomplish this, all data transmission points must be known and mechanisms must be used to provide encryption in transit and integrity verification.

*How can a customer address this and how does Cloudticity help?*

**Important**: All specifications must have associated company policies to explicitly indicate how each are addressed. If a requirement is not applicable, this should also be indicated in policies to address it explicitly.

- To meet transmission security guidelines:

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