This is just in from ABC New:

 A computer disk containing the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 2.9 million Medicaid and children’s health care recipients is missing, Georgia health officials said Tuesday (April 10, 2007).

Hmm . . . . . it still seems as if companies are using unsecured mediums to send secured data. Why use a CD to transport information? Well, it has a relatively low cost, and it is easily transportable. However, in a situation like this, the relative “low cost” winds up costing hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars from legal actions; not to mention lost faith of their clients/patients.

That is why Mega Input Data Services, Inc. designed Filelevator , a secure, HIPAA compliant file sharing program. All information is encrypted and can only be retrieved by the addressee. To learn more, or to sign up for a free account, visit Filelevator.com.