Disk Hero Information

Disk Hero develops solutions for companies concerned about data protection. Healthcare providers, in particular, are attracted to Disk Hero for their aggressive data security controls, low-cost services, and solutions that help companies with HIPAA-compliance. Disk Hero, developed by WebProfit, Inc., is a software service that provides continuous online data backup, data loss prevention and protection against identity theft. Disk Hero not only safeguards data in the event of a hardware failure, but also protects data in the event of theft, using a remote seek capability to locate missing hardware. Disk Hero has a scalable storage infrastructure. Customer data is replicated across multiple, remote data centers. "Disk Hero provides users with enterprise-level reliability and scalability, at prices small businesses can easily afford. Disk Hero has extensive in-house expertise that helped to ensure Disk Hero's compliance with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Prior to founding Disk Hero, WebProfit, Inc. spent nine years managing Blue Cross state sites web to internal data bridges as well and many nation wide home banking applications for banks and credit unions. Disk Hero's solutions help meet and exceed the HIPAA security requirements for transmitting and storing electronic private health information (EPHI). HIPAA's governing body requires that EPHI be transmitted and stored in an encrypted format. Disk Hero conducted rigorous in-house and beta testing to ensure our encryption and transmission protocols exceed HIPAA requirements." HIPAA's administrative safeguards require a data backup plan and that entities operating under HIPAA implement systems to store and ultimately retrieve exact copies of health records. Disk Hero helps ensure that health records and other sensitive information are stored to be HIPAA compliant. According to HIPAA standards, covered entities must have a contingency plan, and: "Establish (and implement as needed) policies and procedures for responding to an ...