Inspired from the recent data loss, NHS Lothian has signed a deal with a security outfit for encrypting their data. One member from the staff broke the data guidelines with the help of a personal memory stick and took all the information of patients.
According to the Martin Egan, director of the eHealth with NHS Lothian, after a staff member broke the data guidelines, they realised the risk and likelihood of data loss. He also added that policy alone is not sufficient for protecting a sensitive data; you should have the right data storage methods.
They believed that they need a technological solution that rather forces policy other than leaving it up to individual choice. Egan also subjects to call for USB ports to be entirely blocked.
The best way to protect data is storing it online, instead of storing them on machines where anyone can access it easily. Online data backup is the best backup service that stores your data securely.
There is always a probability that data gets lost from your machines because of hard drive corruption or theft. Therefore you should always have online data backup. Online data backup is password protected therefore no one else can delete or edit your data.
