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Who is Protecting Your Healthcare Records?

Patient Privacy is in Jeopardy: Data Breaches, High Payouts, and PHIHow important is a patient's privacy? If your organization is a healthcare facility, the instinctive answer that comes to mind is "Very important!" After all, a patient's privacy is the basis upon which a doctor/patient relationship is based.Right?When it comes to patient data, the...
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Why Banking Growth in Latin America Correlates with Cybercrime

Bancarization is Exploding in Latin AmericaLatin America is the fastest-growing banking market worldwide, and growth is only expected to continue. Forecasts are anticipating 10 percent increases across all Latin American banking sectors through 2022.Bancarization refers to both the amount of access and the degree of usage of financial services in a...
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How to Meet Biden’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity Requirements

On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order designed to improve the nation’s cybersecurity and to better protect federal government networks. The Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity calls for stronger and more layered data security as part of a focus on data-centric security architecture centered around the...
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The Top 10 Healthcare Data Breaches of 2020

2020 Was the Worst – in Healthcare Data BreachesData breaches can have catastrophic consequences on those who are unfortunate enough to suffer from one. From steep costs and/or fines (in the millions) to a ruined reputation, data breaches are not to be taken lightly. This is especially true for the healthcare industry, where sensitive patient data, or...
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Improve Your Big Data File Transfers: 11 Security Features to Consider

New challenges and new opportunities have arisen due to big data, which is altering the nature of file transfer technology.The Good NewsBig data is leading to new file sharing technology, which is making it easier to solve certain big data file transfer problems. On the other hand, it is increasing the bandwidth requirements companies face, including...
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Canadian Data Privacy Laws: An Overview

Awareness and protections around how data containing private information is handled is ramping up across the globe, and Canada is no exception. Current data privacy laws in Canada include measures to protect individual privacy rights, transparency, access, and security. These laws are designed to give the public more control over how their...
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8 Reasons to Implement an MFT Security Solution

Today’s businesses need to adhere to various security standards (e.g., PCI DSS, HIPAA, the GDPR) not only to prevent the high costs associated with data breaches, but also to avoid hefty penalties.Due to the large amount of data that organizations need to handle and protect, ensuring the security of data transferred among employees, partners, vendors,...
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What is Drummond Certification?

Drummond Certification: What is it? The Drummond Group is a third-party certification body that certifies software products and solutions to ensure a given solution does what it says it will. A security solution that goes through their extensive certification process earns the right to add the Drummond-certified distinction to its product...
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What is the Canadian Communication Security Establishment?

What is the CSE? The CSE is one of Canada’s key security and intelligence organizations, specializing in cryptology. CSE stands for Communications Security Establishment or Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications. As a cybersecurity leader in Canada, it has three main duties: Collecting foreign signals intelligence, aka intercepting...
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How to Use MFT as a Workflow Automation Tool in Healthcare

When it comes to managed file transfer (MFT) solutions, organizations across industries find them valuable for policy enforcement, user access control and authorization, risk reduction, and more. And when it comes to HIPAA and HITECH requirements, MFT shines as a secure workflow automation tool. MFT as a B2B Enabler What makes MFT a perfect...
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How Cloud Technology is Transforming the Healthcare Industry

When you think of files in healthcare, you may think of illegible doctor notes, clipboards with unpronounceable drugs, or a hastily printed summary of your visit. The healthcare industry generates a lot of paperwork that makes its way into many hands, so how can healthcare organizations keep it flowing to the right places – and do so securely? ...
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5 Reasons to Consolidate Your File Transfer Processes with MFT

There are many reasons organizations start using managed file transfer (MFT) solutions, but one of the most impactful is consolidation. MFT solutions are a great way to achieve and maintain data regulation compliance, automate new and ongoing file transfers, and gain greater insight into data movement and user access.Discover what makes MFT one of the...
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How GoAnywhere MFT Maximizes File Transfers for the Retail Industry

GoAnywhere MFT Secures Customer Data for the Retail IndustryProtecting customer data integrity is crucial for the retail industry. Data breaches are no joke, especially when a company’s reputation is on the line. There really is no room for error when highly sensitive credit card data and other personal information could be compromised by hackers at...
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Avoid a PCI Breach; Avoid Costly Consequences

Trending and making news headlines can be great for business, but not if the reason you’re making news is because of a PCI breach. Any organization that processes credit or debit card information is vulnerable, but any organization can also take steps to minimize their risks and the costly mitigation efforts that follow a breach.The Payment Card...
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What is Health Level Seven (HL7)?

What is HL7?HL7, short for Health Level Seven, is a set of international Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standards used to provide guidance with the transfer and sharing of clinical and administrative data between software applications used by various healthcare providers. These standards focus on the Application Layer, or “layer 7” in the Open...
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Can HIPAA-Certified Solutions Really Guarantee Compliance?

When searching for a new software solution to meet your organization’s needs, it’s easy to see the labels “HIPAA-Certified” or “HIPAA Compliant” and believe your bases are covered. After all, “HIPAA-Certified” means the product or application follows HIPAA’s privacy rules and has everything in place to protect your health and patient information,...
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What is PeSIT?

What is PeSIT?PeSIT, short for Protocol d'Echanges pour un Systeme Interbancaire de Telecompensation (Protocol for data Exchange within the French Systems for Interbank Tele-clearance), is an end-to-end open-source file transfer protocol that was developed in 1986 by the French Interbank Teleclearing Systems Economic Interest Grouping (GSIT).The PeSIT...
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Encryption for Exchanging Files

You seal the envelope when you send a letter. You lock your car when you park at the big box store. You track your packages to make sure porch pirates don’t get them before you do. Your file exchanges should be no different. Learn the essentials on how you can keep your data secure both while it’s sitting at home or being delivered. What is...
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What is FISMA?

What is FISMA and How Does it Work?The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) is a 2002 United States law that outlines steps and guidelines to follow to reduce security risks to federal data. FISMA applies to all U.S. federal agencies, some state agencies, and any private sector organizations that have a contract with the U.S. government. Additionally, both the National Institute of...
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The 5 Biggest PCI Compliance Breaches

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is the main information security standard for organizations that process credit or debit card information must abide by. The guidelines established in PCI DSS cover how to secure data handling processes. While most organizations work to avoid PCI compliance breaches through the...