{"id":2823,"date":"2014-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otava.test\/cloud-security-concerns-persist-in-healthcare-field-heres-why-data-is-more-secure-with-cloud-hosting-provider\/"},"modified":"2014-03-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T00:00:00","slug":"cloud-security-concerns-persist-in-healthcare-field-heres-why-data-is-more-secure-with-cloud-hosting-provider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/cloud-security-concerns-persist-in-healthcare-field-heres-why-data-is-more-secure-with-cloud-hosting-provider\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud security concerns persist in healthcare field, here’s why data is more secure with cloud hosting provider"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Ponemon Institute\u2019s fourth annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security was released earlier this month<\/a>, it stated that use of cloud services is the second-highest security risk concern for healthcare organizations.<\/p>\n

Employee negligence was the runaway winner in that category, mentioned by 75 percent of leaders interviewed for the study. Cloud services (41 percent) was bunched in a tight race for second-place with mobile device insecurity (40 percent) and cyber attackers (39 percent).<\/p>\n

According to the report:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 healthcare organizations view the use of public cloud services as a serious threat. In fact, only one-third are very confident or confident that information in a public cloud environment is secure. Despite the risk, 40 percent of organizations say they use the cloud heavily, an increase from 32 percent last year. The applications or services most used are backup and storage, file-sharing applications, business applications and document sharing and collaboration.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Online Tech, of course, has built its reputation on protecting data and mission critical applications to ensure they are always available, secure, and comply with government and industry regulations. We have independent HIPAA<\/a>, PCI<\/a>, SOC 2 <\/a>and Safe Harbor audits to back those claims.<\/p>\n

When you spend $1 million to build the new architecture <\/a>of your next-generation encrypted, enterprise-class cloud <\/a>infrastructure, you differentiate yourself with a focus on security, compliance and mission critical applications.<\/p>\n

Recently, Online Tech Senior Product Architect Steve Aiello dispelled the myth that data is less secure in a well-run data center or in a cloud environment. \u201cI would say that is not only 100% false, but probably the opposite of the truth,\u201d he said. In a video series entry<\/a>, he counters that data is actually more secure with a cloud hosting provider.<\/p>\n

He asks:<\/strong> Does your office have the appropriate level of physical security in place, including \u2026<\/p>\n