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By Thu Pham on January 11, 2012
Just before the New Year, I received a strange email that appeared to be sent from the New York Times regarding my account. But the email referenced renewing my home delivery subscription, which I don’t have – I only have an online subscription. A few days later, I received another email apologizing and acknowledging it [...]
Posted in PCI/HIPAA/SAS-70 Compliance | Tagged data breaches, data security, email marketing spam, HIPAA compliance, HIPAA compliant hosting, PCI compliance, pci compliant hosting, PCI DSS compliance |
By Aaron Riddle on December 21, 2011
According to a recent Gartner study, smartphones accounted for 297 million (19%) of the 1.6 billion mobile phones sold in 2010. That’s 72.1% more smartphone sales than in 2009 and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down for 2011 and beyond. The advancements that have been made in the mobile market have been nothing more [...]
Posted in Information Technology Tips, PCI/HIPAA/SAS-70 Compliance | Tagged data breaches, data security, HIPAA breaches, HIPAA compliance, mobile phone security, mobile security, PCI compliance, smartphone security |
By Thu Pham on November 29, 2011
Online Tech’s COO and President Mike Klein will be speaking at the Data Security Seminar hosted by the Kapnick Insurance Group on data security at Kapnick Insurance Group’s Ann Arbor office. Seminar and presentation topics include data and intellectual property safety, what to do if it is compromised, how much a data breach will cost, [...]
Posted in Online Tech News, PCI/HIPAA/SAS-70 Compliance | Tagged data breach security, data security, HIPAA compliance, HITECH, PCI compliance |
By Thu Pham on November 1, 2011
Do you know who has control of your data? Take precaution when you decide to put your data on the public cloud hosted by Google or Amazon. A recent Wall Street Journal article reports statistics from Google’s Transparency Report, a new effort to disclose a limited amount of information regarding government requests for user data [...]
Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged Cloud Computing, data disclosure, data security, public cloud safety, public cloud security |
By Thu Pham on October 25, 2011
Data security and intellectual property rights in cloud computing are issues that should be addressed prior to signing with a cloud computing provider – outlining the agreements in a contract will help protect your company and your (or your clients’) data. The terms outlined in the JISC Legal’s Cloud Computing and the Law guide bring [...]
Posted in Cloud Computing, Information Technology Tips, PCI/HIPAA/SAS-70 Compliance | Tagged cloud compliance, cloud computing contracts, cloud security, data security, hipaa cloud, hipaa compliant cloud, HIPAA hosting |
By Thu Pham on October 7, 2011
It appears our government is stepping up their game when it comes to national awareness of IT issues. The White House recognizes October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) to raise awareness of online safety and security issues. This initiative comes at a time when the government has been targeted for outdated data security [...]
Posted in PCI/HIPAA/SAS-70 Compliance | Tagged cybersecurity, data security, health IT, HIPAA compliant hosting, HIPAA hosting |
By Online Tech on February 4, 2011
Jason Yaeger explains how data security changes for those hosted in the private or public cloud.
Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged Cloud Computing, cloud security, data security, private cloud computing, private cloud hosting, private cloud security |
By Aaron Grumelot on May 30, 2010
While searching for various server security methods during one of my many journeys through cyberspace I stumbled upon a very interesting document titled LAME or “Linux Administration Made Easy.” The function of this document is to provide you with an easy guide that describes the day-to-day administration tasks and common maintenance issues facing a system [...]
Posted in Information Technology Tips | Tagged data security, operating system security |
By Ryan Gunther on January 21, 2010
Here is Online Tech’s quick tips on how to setup a proper firewall rule set: Limit your server management ports (RDP: 3389 and SSH: 22) to your office subnet or a VPN connection. The first and easiest way for someone to hack your managed dedicated server is for them to be able to RDP or [...]
Posted in Managed Servers | Tagged data security, firewall rule, managed dedicated servers, server management |
By Online Tech on May 8, 2009
Join us for Ann Arbor’s Chamber of Commerce Morning Edition featuring Yan Ness Come hear Yan Ness, CEO of Online Tech at the May monthly lively morning program sponsored by the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce to keep members up-to-date on community and business issues. Yan Ness talks about how data centers are really banks [...]
Posted in Online Tech News | Tagged data security |
