Tag: offsite backup

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Stephanie Vogel

When considering business continuity and disaster recovery options, there’s really only one constant from business to business: it’s important to have. No matter how small or large your business, if something happens and there isn’t a plan, your company may … Continue reading →

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It’s Tornado Season. Is Your Data Safe?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Stephanie Vogel

Spring is slowly starting here in Michigan. The snow is finally melting, and the sun is able to warm me up enough to not need my winter jacket. I don’t think I’m making too big a leap when I say … Continue reading →

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Best of 2012: HIPAA, Cloud Computing & SOC 2

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Thu Pham

Google Analytics is your best friend at year’s end to find the top trending topics of your blog or website – so I thought I’d share a bit of the gold with everyone to help guide them through next year. … Continue reading →

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Another Dead End for U.S. Cybersecurity?

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Thu Pham

A bipartisan bill that would have created voluntary cybersecurity standards for companies that operate critical U.S. infrastructure, such as power grids and chemical plants, has been shot down once again this past Tuesday. The revised bill was blocked by a … Continue reading →

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Michigan Disaster Recovery & Hurricane Sandy: Podcast

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Thu Pham

WWJ Newsradio 950 Tech Editor Matt Roush speaks with Yan Ness of Ann Arbor’s Online Tech LLC about how disasters like Hurricane Sandy drive interest in disaster recovery services like his company’s data centers. Aired yesterday, October 31, this podcast … Continue reading →

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Franchise Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems Targeted in Nationwide PCI Data Breach

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Thu Pham

Initially brought to the company’s attention on Sept. 14, the large bookstore chain Barnes & Noble suffered a data breach at the hands of hackers that stole credit cardholder data from 63 stores nationwide. Hackers accessed the customer keypads located … Continue reading →

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Secure Health Information Exchange: Preparing for a Disaster

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Thu Pham

The ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health) recently blogged about disaster preparedness and health information exchange (HIE), citing the recent Hurricane Isaac as a reason for concern about accessing and locating health records in another state. In the … Continue reading →

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Disaster Recovery & Backup with PCI Hosting Providers

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Thu Pham

I wrote about PCI compliant hosting data storage guidelines last week, and transparency with PCI cloud hosting providers in July, but not much focus has been placed on the PCI DSS standard 12.9.1 that requires organizations to create an incident … Continue reading →

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HIPAA Hosting Q&A with a Certified HIPAA Practitioner & Security Specialist

Posted on April 3, 2012 by April Sage

We get a lot of questions from clients about HIPAA compliance and security. To help clear up any confusion, our Certified HIPAA Practitioner (CHP) and Certified HIPAA Security Specialist (CHSS) Joe Dylewski of ATMP Solutions answered the questions we shared … Continue reading →

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HIMSS ’12: Cloud Computing for Healthcare

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Thu Pham

The healthcare IT HIMSS ’12 conference this year was full of great educational sessions and presentations from industry leaders and health IT professionals. One presentation with speakers native to our home-base of Michigan, Navigating the Cloud: Risk and Protections for … Continue reading →

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