Redspin cites the increasing concentration of protected health information (PHI) on unencrypted portable devices and the lack of sufficient oversight of PHI disclosed to hospital’s business associates as the main reasons for the increase.

Here at Biscom, we’re definitely seeing an uptick in demand for our secure file transfer solution from our healthcare customers - there are serious consequences, both in terms of financial liability as well as reputation that are at stake. NIH, Mass General Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Medtronic, and many more healthcare organization trust us to transmit their PHI securely. Contact us if you’re facing similar issues – we can help!

Law firms face the daily task of protecting themselves and their clients from breaches of confidential data that could lead to noncompliance with government regulations, large fines, damaged reputations, and loss of business. What some firms are not aware of is that the most ordinary tools and practices – from emails to software configurations – can open a legal organization up to breaches.

Biscom is hosting a webinar on the issue of law firm security and the hidden dangers that lurk within firms. Our Legal Practice Director, Charlie Magliato, will be joined by Jeffrey Brandt, Editor of the Pinhawk Law Technology Daily Digest and noted legal technology thought leader. They will discuss the vulnerabilities posed by the proliferation of mobile devices, the consumerization of technology and cloud computing.  In addition, they will also talk about the following which can be helpful to a law firm as they assess their security program:

• High-profile data breaches  - law firms are no longer immune.
• Culture and technology pressures that contribute to increased risks
• The increasing demands of both national and state government regulations
• How  employees, clients and vendors  contribute to data breaches
• Current and emerging security best practices

Webinar Details:

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST

Register Now

CIO Shawn Mitowski just penned an article on FindLaw detailing how he chose Biscom’s secure file transfer solution to solve the security concerns of e-mail, and other unsecure methods to exchange documents. Big selling points were ease of use and security, as well as large file support. Thanks for the nice article Shawn!

However, there’s another rivalry that neither Harvard or Yale cares to win – being the unfortunate victim of a data breach. In February 2008, hackers accessed about 10,000 personal records from Harvard, including 6,000 social security numbers. Just last month, Yale discovered that an FTP server was indexed by Google after a search algorithm change, resulting in the names and social security numbers of 43,000 faculty, staff, and students made publicly available for ten months.

Their recourse – credit monitoring service for a year. Doesn’t really solve the problem, but it does end up costing these universities quite a bit of money. Or, they could have invested a small fraction of the cost and penalties in technology and solutions that would have mitigated or even prevented these problems entirely. These two prominent institutions of higher learning should worry less about losing “The Game” and more about losing their data and information assets.

We’ve partnered with OPSWAT and have tightly integrated their AV product Metascan, which uses three separate AV engines to scan any files transferred through BDS for threats.

We’ve also added the ability to easily add e-commerce to your file transfers. Using PayPal, BDS senders can charge recipients for any delivery. Recipients who want to download your files can pay with their credit card or PayPal account, and once that transaction is complete, are able to retrieve the files.

The Biscom session, part of the conference’s State of the Art Technology Demos track, is scheduled for August 23 at 1:30 p.m. and will focus on the secure and audited delivery of documents and files.

The session will discuss how to:

• Secure the document exchange process
• Replace cumbersome and often unsecured FTP sites
• Offload large email attachments
• End dependence on physical media such as CDs and thumb drives
• Meet regulatory compliance
• Collaborate in a secure environment with clients and outside counsel
• Implement advanced encryption and user authentication
• Take advantage of Biscom’s integration with popular software such as SharePoint, Outlook, iManage and Litera

This is a timely decision by ILTA. News is breaking every day on the latest data breaches. These breaches mean costly fines and even more costly long-term repercussions for law firms such as hits to business development and client relations.

So if you are at ILTA 2011, join us to explore security protocols and solutions in the Canal E room of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel at 1:30 p.m. on August 23. And if you’re a Twitter enthusiast, reference hashtag #DEMO7 during the session.

We’ll see you at ILTA! Come by our booth – #113.