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Update:<\/strong> SAS 70 reports only on controls related to financial reporting. If you need assurance of controls directly related to data centers, including privacy, security and availability, look for a SOC 2 report<\/a>.
\nSAS 70 was replaced by SSAE 16 in June 2011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With the recent passing of the new HITECH<\/a> (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) act \u2013 an addition to pre-existing HIPAA rules and regulations \u2013 the stakes for data breaches to private health information are rising.\u00a0 With possible fines up to 1.5 million and mandatory public disclosure of the breach in some cases, the issues of data security and data encryption are now more important than ever.<\/p>\n

Recognizing\u00a0this requirement in data security from their clients, Online Tech recently went through its SAS 70 Type II audit<\/a> at all of their data centers in order to deliver a reliable and repeatable set of secure data and network services. By completing the SAS 70 audit process, Online Tech\u2019s clients have assurance that each of its data centers consistently demonstrates the same high standard of security and control.<\/p>\n

Thomas May, Co-founder of MedHub, Inc. had this to say about their experience with Online Tech,<\/p>\n

\u201cOnline Tech\u2019s security measures protect one of our most important assets, our patient\u2019s data. Their SAS 70 audit ensures that these measures are compliant with HIPAA guidelines – This brings us the peace of mind that our data is safe,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Among data encryption services, physical and procedural data security assurances, Online Tech offers a Universal Threat Management service<\/a> for intrusion and port scanning detection and prevention, as well as protection against Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed DoS attacks. Online Tech\u2019s network is constantly being reviewed, upgraded, and patched to ensure that it is secure, and up and running 24 x 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Update: SAS 70 reports only on controls related to financial reporting. If you need assurance of controls directly related to data centers, including privacy, security and availability, look for a SOC 2 report. SAS 70 was replaced by SSAE 16 in June 2011. With the recent passing of the new HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) act \u2013 an addition to pre-existing HIPAA rules and regulations \u2013 the stakes for data breaches to private health information are rising.\u00a0 With possible fines up to 1.5 million and mandatory public disclosure of the breach in some cases, the issues of data security and data encryption are now more important than ever. Recognizing\u00a0this requirement in data security from their clients, Online Tech recently went through its SAS 70 Type II audit at all of their data centers in order to deliver a reliable and repeatable set of secure data and network services. By completing the SAS 70 audit process, Online Tech\u2019s clients have assurance that each of its data centers consistently demonstrates the same high standard of security and control. Thomas May, Co-founder of MedHub, Inc. had this to say about their experience with Online Tech, \u201cOnline Tech\u2019s security measures…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"other_category":[],"class_list":["post-1409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSAS 70 Data Centers Help Protect Against Data Breaches | OTAVA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/sas-70-data-centers-help-protect-against-data-breaches\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SAS 70 Data Centers Help Protect Against Data Breaches\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Update: SAS 70 reports only on controls related to financial reporting. 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