METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENSURING SENSITIVE DATA ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE

摘要

A method and an analysis system that help ensure that sensitive data, including in particular patient data, are not accessible to unauthorized persons is presented. The method and system help prevent sensitive data stored on portable devices from being transported along with a portable device to a location outside of a security perimeter. By determining if a portable device is outside of the security perimeter and then automatically erasing the sensitive data stored on the portable device if that is the case, the method and system help prevent disclosure of sensitive data to unauthorized persons.

主权项

1. A method for ensuring that sensitive data stored in a storage medium of a portable device are not accessible to unauthorized persons, wherein the sensitive data comprising patient data, the method comprising:
determining the portable device's current position; determining whether the current position lies within a predefined security perimeter surrounding an analyzer of an analysis system; if the current position is determined to lie outside the security perimeter, automatically erasing the sensitive data from the storage medium.