Press Release | For Immediate Release
Zix Corporation I 2711 N. Haskell Ave. I Suite 2300, LB 36 I Dallas, TX 75204 I phone 866 257 4949 I fax 214 370 2070 I www.zixcorp.com
ZixCorp Offers New Solution to Strengthen HIPAA Compliance
ZixGateway Inbound protects patients, strengthens valuable relationships and assists in complying with new HIPAA regulations
DALLAS — May 25, 2010 — Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (NASDAQ: ZIXI), the leader in email encryption services, has launched ZixGatewaySM Inbound to provide healthcare organizations a proactive method of identifying unsecured protected health information (PHI) in email. This solution will provide organizations with an additional means of improving compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Using the same industry-proven, healthcare lexicons as the standard ZixGateway policy-based encryption solution for outbound email, ZixGateway Inbound identifies PHI contained in inbound email messages and attachments. If unprotected electronic PHI is detected, ZixGateway Inbound notifies the appropriate internal compliance and data security managers. ZixGateway Inbound provides daily reports logging the details of inbound vulnerabilities, so managers can take appropriate action with email senders.
In its first use, ZixGateway Inbound was successfully implemented with Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS). This new solution had an immediate positive impact on KRS’s risk management and compliance efforts.
“With ZixGateway Inbound, we scan all inbound email, identify potential vulnerabilities from business associates and proactively notify our members if their data has been exposed,” said Mike Burnside, KRS Executive Director. “We also use ZixGateway Inbound as a tool to work closely with our business partners and employers, educating them on the importance of secure communication. This is significant, because new HIPAA regulations extend to business associates.”
Recognizing most healthcare providers and health plans engage the services of outside business associates, the HIPAA Privacy Rule allows covered entities to disclose PHI to business associates who appropriately safeguard that information from misuse or breach. As defined under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, a business associate is “a person or organization, other than a member of a covered entity's workforce, that performs certain functions or activities on behalf of, or provides certain services to, a covered entity that involve the use or disclosure of individually
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identifiable health information.” The HITECH Act extended the HIPAA rules to apply to business associates, who are now held accountable for data breaches through civil and criminal penalties.
“With the increased demand for quality healthcare and operating efficiency, healthcare organizations have to leverage a variety of outside business services, from legal and billing services to EHR implementation. We understand the need to enable those relationships while simultaneously protecting patients and complying with federal regulations,” said Rick Spurr, ZixCorp’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Through ZixGateway Inbound, we can relieve some of the regulatory burden facing healthcare organizations by enabling them to see and take action on weak privacy and security links outside their organizations.”
About Zix Corporation
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp) provides the only email encryption service designed with your most important relationships in mind. More than 1,200 hospitals and 1,300 financial institutions, including the most influential companies and government organizations, use the proven ZixCorp® Email Encryption Service, including WellPoint, Humana and the SEC. ZixCorp Email Encryption Service is powered by ZixDirectorySM, the largest email encryption community in the world. The tens of millions of ZixDirectory members can feel secure knowing their most important relationships are protected. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
LOCKTON AND ZIXCORP HELP HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WITH CYBER LIABILITY
Combined Expertise Mitigates Email Risks and Increases Compliance for Healthcare Organizations
London and Dallas, 12 May 2010 – Insurance broker Lockton has teamed with Zix Corporation (ZixCorp) (Nasdaq: ZIXI), the leading email encryption service provider, in an innovative relationship to assist healthcare organizations in reducing data breaches and cyber liability. For healthcare organizations that have elected cyber liability insurance coverage, Lockton will offer access to one of the ZixCorp® best-in-class email encryption services, ZixAuditor®, which highlights organizations’ exposures to data breaches and outsourced risks. The combined offering will help healthcare organizations comply with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
Data breaches of personally identifiable healthcare information can seriously damage a company’s balance sheet as well as their long-term reputation. ZixAuditor is an email assessment service that enables organizations to identify email vulnerabilities, implement more effective procedures and monitor ongoing communications to determine compliance effectiveness. The service helps eligible companies manage the risks associated with sensitive email exchange and provides strategic insight into the company’s inbound and outbound email usage.
Lockton’s Emily Freeman said: “The HITECH Act places huge responsibilities for cyber liability on healthcare companies, even if a data breach does not occur on their premises or is not caused by their own employees. Data is mobile and crosses national borders at the click of a button, and it is increasingly the target of fraudsters, third-party agents and even individuals with a grudge.”
“Healthcare organizations are operating in a regulatory climate that’s unlike anything we’ve seen in the past. Lockton and ZixCorp are two proven teams that can help identify and manage risk,” said Rick Spurr, Chief Executive Officer for Zix Corporation. “We welcome the opportunity to work with the Lockton team.”
LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC
444 W 47th St, Ste 900 / Kansas City, MO 64112--1906
816-960-9000 / FAX: 816-960-9099
www.lockton.com
Lockton and ZixCorp will host a free webinar on May 20, 2010, at 2 p.m. EST for compliance officers, IT security staff and risk managers to address security risks, current compliance regulations and how ZixAuditor can identify email risks. To attend, please visit http://www.zixcorp.com/info/lockton. For more information on ZixAuditor, please email sales@zixcorp.com or call 866-257-4949.
About Lockton
More than 3,800 professionals at Lockton provide more than 15,000 clients around the world with insurance, benefits, surety and risk management services, offering an uncommon level of client service. Since its founding in 1966, Lockton has grown to become the 10th largest insurance broker in the world. Learn more at www.lockton.com.
About Zix Corporation
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp) provides the only email encryption service designed with your most important relationships in mind. More than 1,000 hospitals and 1,300 financial institutions, including the most influential companies and government organizations, use the proven ZixCorp® Email Encryption Service, including Wellpoint, Humana, the FDIC and the SEC. ZixCorp Email Encryption Service is powered by ZixDirectorySM, the largest email encryption community in the world. The tens of millions of ZixDirectory members can feel secure knowing their most important relationships are protected. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com.
To purchase Zix Corp Products visit http:\\www.skysphere.com
London and Dallas, 12 May 2010 – Insurance broker Lockton has teamed with Zix Corporation (ZixCorp) (Nasdaq: ZIXI), the leading email encryption service provider, in an innovative relationship to assist healthcare organizations in reducing data breaches and cyber liability. For healthcare organizations that have elected cyber liability insurance coverage, Lockton will offer access to one of the ZixCorp® best-in-class email encryption services, ZixAuditor®, which highlights organizations’ exposures to data breaches and outsourced risks. The combined offering will help healthcare organizations comply with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
Data breaches of personally identifiable healthcare information can seriously damage a company’s balance sheet as well as their long-term reputation. ZixAuditor is an email assessment service that enables organizations to identify email vulnerabilities, implement more effective procedures and monitor ongoing communications to determine compliance effectiveness. The service helps eligible companies manage the risks associated with sensitive email exchange and provides strategic insight into the company’s inbound and outbound email usage.
Lockton’s Emily Freeman said: “The HITECH Act places huge responsibilities for cyber liability on healthcare companies, even if a data breach does not occur on their premises or is not caused by their own employees. Data is mobile and crosses national borders at the click of a button, and it is increasingly the target of fraudsters, third-party agents and even individuals with a grudge.”
“Healthcare organizations are operating in a regulatory climate that’s unlike anything we’ve seen in the past. Lockton and ZixCorp are two proven teams that can help identify and manage risk,” said Rick Spurr, Chief Executive Officer for Zix Corporation. “We welcome the opportunity to work with the Lockton team.”
LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC
444 W 47th St, Ste 900 / Kansas City, MO 64112--1906
816-960-9000 / FAX: 816-960-9099
www.lockton.com
Lockton and ZixCorp will host a free webinar on May 20, 2010, at 2 p.m. EST for compliance officers, IT security staff and risk managers to address security risks, current compliance regulations and how ZixAuditor can identify email risks. To attend, please visit http://www.zixcorp.com/info/lockton. For more information on ZixAuditor, please email sales@zixcorp.com or call 866-257-4949.
About Lockton
More than 3,800 professionals at Lockton provide more than 15,000 clients around the world with insurance, benefits, surety and risk management services, offering an uncommon level of client service. Since its founding in 1966, Lockton has grown to become the 10th largest insurance broker in the world. Learn more at www.lockton.com.
About Zix Corporation
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp) provides the only email encryption service designed with your most important relationships in mind. More than 1,000 hospitals and 1,300 financial institutions, including the most influential companies and government organizations, use the proven ZixCorp® Email Encryption Service, including Wellpoint, Humana, the FDIC and the SEC. ZixCorp Email Encryption Service is powered by ZixDirectorySM, the largest email encryption community in the world. The tens of millions of ZixDirectory members can feel secure knowing their most important relationships are protected. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com.
To purchase Zix Corp Products visit http:\\www.skysphere.com
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