There’s lots of talk these days about the consequences of inadequate security, reliability and compliance in business communication systems . Data leaks affect millions and humiliate the businesses associated with them . Privacy violations put companies’ assets and reputation at risk . Downtime results in huge hits to the bottom line . The results? Lost customers and missed business opportunities.
New Requirements and Greater Enforcement Pose Increasing Business Risks.
You may have read about new requirements imposed on an unprecedented number of companies, such as stricter HIPAA regulations that cover even companies only tangentially involved in handling protected information. Companies that don’t comply risk heavy fines that could amount to millions. And failure to comply with these and other standards could jeopardize their ability to do business with government or government contractors, or with securityconscious financial companies such as Visa.
““If you use a cloud-based service, it should be your business associate, If your business is going to use a vendor that stores PHI on your behalf, you must have a Business Associate Agreement in place. If they refuse to sign, don’t use the service.”
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Medical records compliance fines vary from $100 per violation up to $1.5 million
In 2014 HIPAA violations increased 138%
The healthcare industry loses $7 billion a year due to HIPAA data breaches
94% of healthcare organizations have had at least one data breach in the last two years.
48% of data breaches in 2014 were medical records
SimpleWan HIPAA Compliance reports easily highlight vunerable points in th the network related to HIPAA data related loss.
-Prevention
Simplewan HIPAA reporting points out high risk ports often related to data loss.
-User Audits
Monthly user audits are required by HIPAA and made simple in a single portal
-Forced Compliance Design
SimpleWan forces complaince through a management interface. All users, including ClearTrunk Staff, are forced to compliance standards for end-to-end HIPAA compliance.
-Auditing Log
HIPAA requires an organization to maintain long term audit logs. SimpleWan automatically records every change made to the firewall and related network changes. This takes the thinking out of the traditional manual logging process.
Fun Facts
YESTERDAY'S, ONE-TIME-PURCHASED FIREWALLS, ARE THE TARGET OF MOST MAJOR HACKS TODAY. IF YOUR FIREWALL IS NOT MONITORED 24/7, YOUR BUSINESS IS AT RISK.
AVERAGE 2015 SMB STATISTICS:
4,000 ATTEMPTED INTRUSIONS EACH DAY
SUNDAY @ 3AM IS THE #1 ATTACK TIME
BUSIEST HACKING DAY EACH YEAR: CHRISTMAS
YOU WOULDN'T THINK ABOUT HAVING AN UNMONITORED ALARM SYSTEM FOR YOUR OFFICE.... WHY WOULD YOU HAVE AN UNMONITORED FIREWALL PROTECTING YOUR MOST VUNERABLE WINDOW?
Cloud applications are the future of business. Use a firewall specifically designed to improve the experience of these services while improving your bottom line. Avoid expenses associated with labor-intensive traditional firewalls that require expensive on-site maintenance and software update plans.
SimpleWan can sense tomorrow’s security threats and apply immediate threat avoidance. The SimpleWan technology improves the reliability and security of cloud services over broadband internet connections. The advanced diagnostic tools help identify and troubleshoot problems quickly. Fewer problems equals less downtime and more business.