365 Data Centers Announces HIPAA And SSAE 16 Compliance Across All Facilities
Third-party audit confirms compliant policies, procedures and safeguards.
365 Data Centers has announced that all 17 of the company's data centers are compliant with the relevant sections of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule and conform to the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16 SOC 1 Type 2, Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization. A-lign CPAs, an independent accounting and auditing firm, performed the audits and confirmed 365's compliance with the HIPAA and SSAE 16 standards. The compliance reports provide the assurance that 365 Data Centers' services are suitable for highly regulated businesses and applications that require high security, control and data privacy.
A-lign administered the HIPAA assessment regarding 365 Data Centers' compliance with HIPAA's Security Rule for administrative and physical safeguards, procedures, organizational safety measures, and policy and procedure and documentation requirements. The scope of the audit included all of 365 Data Centers' 17 U.S.-based colocation facilities, which were also found to meet the breach reporting requirements of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ("HITECH").