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Secure data storage & ransomware protection in the cloud for clinics and hospitals

Is data in the cloud secure? A common way to protect sensitive patient data is to permanently back up the data on a medium outside the local infrastructure - for example in the cloud. Clinics and hospitals are increasingly less reserved about the cloud, yet skepticism and prejudice still prevail.

Werner Bachmann, a lawyer specializing in IT compliance and data protection, explains in an interview why data storage in the cloud can be more secure than in your own data center and at the same time provide effective protection against ransomware.

The 5 biggest pitfalls when doing GDPR-compliant archiving

Since the GDPR came into force, IT and compliance managers have been facing the challenge of meeting the high demands on data management. The incidents of the recent years have shown that many pitfalls cause record penalties – sums which are easily avoidable.

Why long-term archiving requirements depend on your industry

Nearly every enterprise has specific guidelines and requirements which differ depending on industry, country, and company size. There are other requirements within the healthcare sector than within the industry, public, or publishing sector. But all use cases have one thing in common: The integrity and availability of archived data should be guaranteed in the long term, and legal requirements, as well as compliance regulations, have to be fulfilled.

Do You Know the Most Important Drivers of Data Archiving?

Secure long-term archiving of important business data is key to compliance with internal and legal requirements and for minimization of business risks. The list of requirements for legally compliant archiving is constantly getting longer. Decisive driving forces include compliance with legal and internal rules, risk minimization and data security. In addition, organizations face economic requirements relating to costs, efficiency and service. It is clear that a future-proof approach to archiving is indispensable, as most types of data need to be retained for several decades.

The Future is Software-Defined Archiving

Archiving is necessary for most organizations, often even business critical, both for legal reasons and diligent care of documentation. This is not going to change any time soon. However, what is evolving is the amount of data we need to archive and the regulations to fulfill. A new approach can help you solve these challenges.

Future-Proof and Cost-Efficient Data Archiving

The digital revolution has empowered a great many industries and changed the way we work. It has exponentially increased data collection and the need for compliant, flexible data archiving. As the landscape continues to evolve, more and more companies are choosing to future-proof their data archiving with a modern, advanced solution.

Ensuring data integrity in the long term

Companies make important business decisions based on data. However, if this data contains errors or is even lost, this can have fatal economic and legal consequences. That's why it's crucial to safeguard the integrity of electronic data during its lifetime or retention period. Let’s have a look at different definitions and how to handle the various challenges...

Finding the Right Way for Compliant Archiving

Most compliance regulations require organizations to implement special solutions for long-term, immutable, and auditable storage of important business data. Though there are plenty of archiving, data storage or backup solutions on the market, many of them cannot satisfy the complex compliance mandates. To cope with these challenges, it is important to have a strategic and integrated approach as well as a distinctive solution...