As companies in most verticals become more aware of the scalability, flexibility, security, backup and recovery capabilities of cloud computing, they are migrating to the cloud in growing numbers. The medical device industry is slow to migrate in comparison to other healthcare sectors, however, the aforementioned benefits outweigh the risks and experienced cloud solution providers…
It has been announced that Microsoft Azure won the $10 billion JEDI contract for cloud services for the DOD. This contract simplifies funding for DOD mission owners that are planning to move applications to the cloud. But beyond funding, these mission owners are running into another complication: Where can they find experts in both Microsoft…
When Health IT News asked Ellen Wiegand, Vice President and CIO at Virginia Mason Health System, what new technologies she was most excited about in regards to Healthcare IT, she began her answer by mentioning the industry’s most trending topics, AI and Process Automation. As she continued with her answer, she shifted to healthcare consumers…
In a Blog published by CRN, the integrity of Microsoft Azure’s Security was put in question. Their title, “8 Biggest Microsoft Azure Security Issues you Need to Know About” sets out to question Microsoft’s infrastructure. We read through each of the 8 security issues and found them to be misleading. Here are our findings: CRN…
This morning, Project Hosts announced their Virtual Data Center Security Stack and Managed Services for DoD IL5. Project Hosts has solved a key challenge for US Department of Defense (DoD) agencies that would like to migrate Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or For Official Use Only (FOUO) workloads to the cloud. When moving to the cloud,…
The top cause of HIPAA breaches in the healthcare industry is due to insider threats. Oftentimes, this is accidental. Employees may snoop on medical information, send PHI to the wrong recipient, or click on a phishing email, posing a real threat to their company. No matter the reason, insider incidents continue to be the top…
DoD Impact Level 5 PATO compliance is one of the hardest and strictest compliance authorizations that an organization can achieve. Only six companies have ever received an IL5 authorization from DISA. Currently only four companies still hold their DoD IL5 PATO authorization. The four companies that currently hold a DoD IL5 PATO include Oracle, DISA,…
When selecting a cloud provider, many organizations believe that they are receiving full coverage of compliance controls. In reality, many cloud providers only provide about 15% of controls needed to become compliant. That leaves your organization to cover the remaining 85% of controls. This takes a large sum of resources away from your end mission.…
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) granted a Department of Defense (DOD) provisional authorization for Project Hosts’ Federal Private Cloud (PJHFPC). The PJHFPC offers a platform as a service (PaaS) private cloud, hosting Impact Level 5 (IL5) controlled unclassified information data. CONNEAUTVILLE, PENN. (PRWEB) APRIL 17, 2019 Project Hosts, Inc. is announcing that the Defense Information…
The cloud continues to be a valuable tool and a long-term investment across all industries. The Federal Government is no exception, as cloud adoption continues to increase across government agencies as well. A survey discovered that 1 in 5 federal government IT decision-makers is ready to provision cloud services and/or operate cloud environments. Within the…