Archive for October, 2011
October 28, 2011 at 10:18 am · Filed under Secure Information Exchange
By Evy Schwartz
How about you? If you had to choose which to have to deal with…would you pick a divorce or going through a data breach? If you chose divorce, then you agree with most people. This revelation came from a recent study asking people to rate the stress levels of specific situations that happen in life. The results were pretty interesting.
Most people said that dealing with a data breach at work would beat out a divorce or getting fired in terms of stress levels! This study was done by Dynamic Markets who polled 1,000 IT managers and 1,000 non-IT employees in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
Almost three quarters of those polled agreed that simply keeping data protected is more stressful than Read the rest of this entry »
October 7, 2011 at 8:30 am · Filed under Cloud Computing
This upcoming live webinar is a must-attend event. There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the cloud and it seems here to stay. So if you’ve considered any or all of the following:
- Moving your managed file transfer to a hosted solution
- Letting someone else manage your managed file transfer solution
- Moving to an enterprise solution but can’t find the budget for the upfront cost
On this live webinar, you’ll discover how to:
- Maintain the highest levels of security
- Easily be compliant (HIPAA, PCI_DSS, Sox, etc) without lifting a finger
- Afford a full enterprise solution suite without astronomical up-front costs
- Set-up even the most complex automated transfers
- Be up and running in record time
- And more!
Webinar details:
Date: October, 19, 2011
Time: 3:00-4:00 cst
So if you’re curious about moving managed file transfer to the cloud but aren’t sure if it’s the right solution for you, this webinar will answer all of your questions. Just click the link below to register today.
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October 4, 2011 at 7:57 am · Filed under Compliance
By Evy Schwartz
When are health care companies going to learn that they must comply with the latest laws and regulations? HIPAA and HITECH were passed for a reason but time-after-time we see data breaches happening due to violations.
The latest debacle happened right here in San Antonio, TX. Tricare, a provider of health care services to active and retired military personnel, disclosed that a 3rd party technology contractor lost backup tapes containing sensitive patient health information while transferring them between Federal facilities. Well, lost may be the wrong word. The tapes were actually stolen…out of a car. And of course the data is not encrypted.
So in today’s world of advanced technology and strict regulations, we continue to see these data breaches happen. Approximately 4.9 million Read the rest of this entry »
