Absolute DDS

If you are in the healthcare industry, data security and complying with security rules and regulations is a top priority. As shared by Intel, the partnership between Absolute Software and Intel delivers you a powerful solution to manage those requirements. In the whitepaper, “Built-in Protection in Laptop PCs Improves Compliance with New Healthcare Rules,” you can learn about how Absolute Computrace is taking advantage of Intel Anti-Theft Technology (Intel®...

As hospitals migrate electronic patient health information (ePHI) from strictly in-house servers to cloud hosting solutions, the safeguarding of protected health information take on added complexity. In order to comply with HIPAA and the Hitech Acts, healthcare organizations need to be aware of the added risks associated with electronic medical records and cloud services. CloudTweaks recently put together a list of the Top 5 HIPAA Security Risks: Theft of...

If a device is at risk, then so is the data it contains. Even if you believe the data is safe, when it comes to regulations and corporate liability, you need to be able to prove it. Absolute Data & Device Security (DDS) customers use the Data Delete Audit Report as the IT response protocol, allowing them to prove the data on a device at risk has been deleted. During the...

In our work successfully recovering over 29,000 lost and stolen devices, we have learned a lot about what it means to RECOVER from device theft. We have learned that recovery is not just about returning a device, but recovering from the loss incident itself. In the enterprise setting, this means addressing security gaps, providing additional employee training, understanding crime trends, reputation management, and even addressing the emotional component of...

The Pentagon has just announced that Samsung mobile devices have been cleared for use on Defense Department networks, the first mobile device to be added to the ‘closed’ military network that has to-date only supported BlackBerry devices. The announcement highlights the acknowledgement by the military of the consumerization of IT while also demonstrating the strong security built into the new Samsung devices. Samsung recently announced that its flagship GALAXY mobile devices...