Category: Data Protection

HIPAA Security and Awareness Training: An Integral Part of the Compliance Strategy

When it comes to implementing a robust security protocol, employee training is one of the most critical, and often overlooked, aspects of a solid plan. Security and awareness training is also an integral part of HIPAA compliance. But, according to a recent HealthITSecurity.com review of NueMD’s HIPAA Survey Update: “Healthcare organizations are also falling behind on annual […]

What are Managed Security Services?

What are managed security services? Well, the short answer would be that they are enterprise-grade data center security solutions for mission-critical applications hosting sensitive data. If that is all you needed, then I’m happy to have helped. If you are not here for the short answer, let’s dig in! More organizations are turning to managed […]

3 Steps to Solving Disaster Recovery in the Cloud

More and more businesses that would never go a second without disaster recovery for legacy systems are now finding themselves unprotected in the cloud. Here’s how to change that. Making the switch from traditional systems to the cloud is a major step, and many that are making the move believe that DR should be built […]

Five Vital Elements for Disaster Plan Success

A Disaster Recovery (DR) Plan is an essential part of your company’s Business Continuity Plan (BCP), the living document that details how your organization guards against future disasters, ranging from viruses to terrorist attacks to hurricanes and natural disasters. While people often use the terms business continuity and disaster recovery interchangeably, the two mean very different […]

What is Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)?

What is Disaster Recovery as a service (DRaaS)? DRaaS is a cloud computing and backup service model that uses cloud resources to protect applications and data from disruption caused by disaster. It gives an organization a total system backup that allows for business continuity in the event of system failure. A DRaaS provider can ensure uninterrupted performance of IT […]

4 Colocation Myths the Banking Industry Should Leave Behind

“Colocation is not secure enough for financial banking IT.” “Colocation will not meet the PCI DSS compliance requirements that we have in banking.” “Colocation would not provide the network performance that we require.” Does this sound familiar? Colocation facilities play an essential role in the storage and security of a banking organization’s data and digital […]

6 Ways to Dramatically Boost Banking and Financial Security

In this extensive article we outline 6 highly effective banking and financial security tactics for keeping your business safe from cybercriminals. Every year, the scope and impact of banking and financial security threats expand. Banking and financial businesses must adhere to PCI DSS rules, but many choose to take further data security measures to build consumer confidence […]

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What are Effective Information Security Policies for the Banking Industry?

If you work within the banking industry, writing effective information security policies is more than laying out a set of rules to follow. Like all financial institutions, banks are exposed to a variety of operational and transactional risks, including crime, employee fraud, and natural disasters. Due to the nature of information gathered regarding the financial […]

How to Determine if Your Business is PCI Compliant

If your business uses or processes any credit card information, you are required to comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). PCI DSS is considered to be one of the essential components to security compliance. It refers to regulations developed to ensure that companies who store, process, or transmit credit card information maintain […]