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GEAR FTP and your HIPAA Compliance GEAR FTP provides multiple safeguards to our HIPAA sensitive customers, That include : Our servers are all located in a highly secure data center, thereby making it impossible for equipment such as a hard drive containing medical data) to be stolen.   Our servers do not accept Anonymous-FTP connections, the most common hacker method of seeking out an FTP site for possible attack.   FTP username and password is required. Important Note - Password creation is your responsibility.  We recommend that you make all passwords difficult to crack and follow reasonable standards for password security.    We offer the use of 128-bit transfer encryption via : Important Note - It is suggested that your users always connect to our servers via a method that supports encryption. We actively monitor and react to intrusion attempts into our systems through the use of a sophisticated Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and multiple operating system level security tools.   No copies of your files reside on any offsite or long-term storage media.  We backup your data nightly for disaster recovery purposes only.  No removable media is used and this data never leaves our secure data center.  In addition, backups are overwritten with each successive backup. Disclaimers:  GEAR FTP is not considered a "Business Associate" and is not itself subject to HIPAA regulations.  In practical terms, we are not a Business Associate because we are nothing more than the electronic equivalent of a courier or delivery service. GEAR FTP considers its services "HIPAA Ready," and proper use of the tools provided should meet your needs of HIPAA compliance, however you should consult your own attorney in that regard. You may also wish to visit http://www.hipaadvisory.com for additional information. Return to GEAR FTP Page NOTE:This HIPAA Statement is effective of June 06, 2007.