Internet Filtering: Meeting the Challenge of HIPAA ComplianceActing fast under pressure is business as usual for many companies in the healthcare industry. But behind the scenes, hospitals, insurance providers, and other organizations are racing to meet a different kind of challenge: Complying with new federal security regulations set out in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Executive Guide to Internal Data TheftAnother month, another fad. That’s how IT security can often appear to the business manager. There’s always some ‘crisis of the day’, whether it’s a new malicious computer virus, security vulnerability in Windows or spate of internal data leakages. But through all of this, there is an inescapable trend that needs urgent attention from the board – the increasing threat of confidential data being removed from the network inside the organization through the use of removable media devices such M86 Security Case StudiesData LeakageIntellectual Property (IP) and sensitive data such as customer files are perhaps the most important assets for any business. Yet, protection of IP and sensitive data is something that is all too often neglected or inadequate in today’s networked world. Email, the Internet and the proliferation of removable storage devices have made it too easy to leak confidential information, either deliberately or accidentally. ProductivityBusinesses today have to deal with the sensitive issue of ensuring their employees are not too distracted by personal emails or entertainment websites (e.g. social networking, gambling and games websites) while at work. The best approach to ensuring that productivity and efficiency is not affected, while keeping employees happy, is to communicate and then enforce an Acceptable use Policy. |
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