Encryption of these things is a good secure option, but not practical
for other media - tapes/DVDs/etc.
I'd suggest treating you backups like valuables
(wallet/computer/phone/kids). Don't leave them in the car unattended
in full view.
Ian : )
At 10:33 pm +0930 27/3/06, Wal Tracey wrote:
Michael
Stuffit has an option to encrypt archives with passphrase
Our 1Gb Genie database compresses to approx 150Mb using Stuffit
I am sure the technophiles on the list will come up with other
options as I dont think you need high level security - rather
something simple to stop the casual
car thief
Wal
On 27/03/2006, at 11:05 PM, Michael Christie wrote:
Hello to all,
We backup our Practice Mx software and Clinical software to a removable
HDD which we take home every night.
In the clinical package there is a lot of scanned documents and letters
to specialists which are simple Word files, most of which include Pts
names and addresses and Medicare numbers, and lists of medical problems
of individual pts.
I was thinking, if say my car was broken into and the bag containing the
HDD was stolen there is a risk of patients details being accessed.
The Clinical and Practice Mx databases obviously could be broken into if
one was a computer expert. (Unlikely I would think in the "normal" car
thief.) But the Word docs are easily accessible by plugging the HDD into
another computer.They are all in a folder called Docs.
Can my colleagues tell me what does a doctor do if this occurs? Besides
the Police, who would need to be notified regarding this?
Would you need to contact ALL the patients from the surgery , say 10,000
people re the theft and that it is MAYBE possible that their medical
details have been stolen. put an ad in the paper? Go on Today Tonight?
Is there a way of making access to the removable HDD difficult, say
putting password access to the HDD?
This problem would obviously apply to stolen backup DVD's and tapes as well.
How do we get around this?
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