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Intellitactics’ RX for HIPAA Compliance with Frank Irving from Advanced for Healthcare Executives
Proactive security practices, monitoring of controls and deliberate log management essential to effective security programs; resulting in more effective security and compliance
Reston, VA, April 15, 2008—Intellitactics announced it is hosting a free on-demand podcast entitled “Information Security in Healthcare–Why Compliance Pays.” The podcast is one in a series of “First Person” podcasts that explore topics related to security management and feature experts in the areas of management, compliance, and security technology. Sunil Bhargava, Intellitactics Chief Technology Officer, talks with Frank Irving, Editor of Advance for Healthcare Executives, on the importance of policies and controls and why risk assessment, proactive security practices, and deliberate log management are critical components of an effective and efficient information security program.
Irving examines reasons why healthcare organizations fail to properly fund security initiatives; discusses ways in which security executives can integrate information security processes into their risk activities, motivate business leaders to proactively address security needs, and facilitate the audit process; and provides information on resources available to help executives implement, evaluate, and manage their information security programs. The podcast is available on-demand at http://www.intellitactics.com/healthcare.
“The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare organizations to enforce security controls that promote the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all personal health information. Failure to comply can lead to penalties and, even more important, could erode the trust that patients have in their provider,” explains Bhargava. “This is Health Information Privacy and Security Week. Several of our customers, representing different types of healthcare organizations, are experiencing great success using a SIEM to verify and validate compliance with HIPAA standards and, at the same time, are reporting more and more efficient and effective security operations function. It’s our goal to provide products, like our new SAFE appliances, that are simple-to-deploy and easy-to-use so that any organization can experience ROI from their information security investments and their compliance spend.”
About First Person Podcasts
Featuring experts in the areas of management, compliance, and security technology, First Person podcasts explore topics related to enterprise security management and provide education and information sharing opportunities for all security professionals. First Person podcasts can be found at http://www.intellitactics.com/int/research/podcasts.asp. Podcast titles include “Containing Costs of Incident Investigations,” “Managing Risk by Monitoring Controls,” “Information Security Key to Achieving Agency Mission Goals,” “Convergence of IT Operations and Security Management,” “Security Spending on the Rise,” “Fraud Hits Where it Hurts Most,” “High Priority Management of Risk,” and “Information Security in Healthcare.”
About Intellitactics, Inc.
Headquartered in Reston, VA, Intellitactics provides a suite of complementary security information and event management (SIEM) products for organizations of all sizes. Well-known as the provider of Intellitactics Security Manager, the optimal enterprise security management solution, to the largest organizations in the world, Intellitactics has expanded its product leadership with a line of security information management appliances, Intellitactics SAFE. The combination of the appliances and software products underscores Intellitactics product leadership in providing solutions for log management, compliance, threat management and incident response to every organization regardless of size or purchasing power. By combining any of the products of the suite, global organizations can effectively distribute SIEM capabilities outside headquarters. Complementary to Security Manager is Intellitactics™ SAM, which features security assurance metrics™ on a configurable dashboard. Intellitactics was awarded Common Criteria Certification in December 2004, making it the first software provider to earn this certification as a security information and event management solution. Founded in 1996, Intellitactics is backed by JMI Equity Fund LP and Lazard Technology Partners and is ranked by well-known industry analysts as a market leader known for product development, delivery and thought leadership. Visit us at www.intellitactics.com.
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Suzanne Porter-Kuchay
Intellitactics, Inc.
spk@intellitactics.com
703-480-0208