DALLAS -- HIMSS Conference & Exposition -- WholeSecurity, the leading provider of behavioral, on-demand endpoint security solutions, today announced that Novant Health and Wake Radiology have selected WholeSecurity's Confidence Online(TM) to protect thousands of endpoint PCs. These nationally recognized healthcare organizations rely on Confidence Online to safeguard endpoint computers against malicious threats, such as worms, Trojan horses, and other forms of spyware that can enable eavesdropping and information theft.
"We are committed to achieving the best possible security on our network for the safety of our customers and in accordance with the intent of HIPAA legislation," said Chris Walter, director corporate IT applications, data delivery and protection for Novant Health. "Confidence Online is a key component of our security strategy, given its ability to deliver zero-hour protection to all of the PCs in our environment -- even those used by our physicians to log in remotely. We no longer worry that our data could be compromised by a worm or new form of malicious spyware that has infected one of these unmanaged PCs."
Healthcare organizations are rapidly adopting remote access technologies, such as SSL VPNs and other on-demand infrastructure solutions, to provide doctors, hospital employees, and partner organizations with anytime, anywhere access to information. These technologies enable healthcare professionals to more effectively care for patients by facilitating the exchange of data. However, ensuring a high level of security in these environments can be a challenge since SSL VPNs allow users to access the network using any computer. As a result, PCs logging into the network may or may not be properly secured, as oftentimes the healthcare organization has little or no control over these machines.
Given the highly confidential and sensitive nature of patient records and other information stored on healthcare networks, it is critical to ensure that any PC accessing data, whether on the LAN or connecting via an SSL VPN, is free of malicious code that could enable a criminal to steal files, gain access to passwords, or eavesdrop on a computing session. With Confidence Online, healthcare organizations can safeguard all PCs on the network, including those that they do not own or manage, from malicious spyware and worms.
"In the last year, we have seen more and more attacks targeting endpoint PCs. Signature-based solutions simply cannot keep up, given the number and speed of these attacks," said Jim Scofield, network manager for Wake Radiology. "We chose Confidence Online for its superior ability to provide a first line of defense against new threats for PCs both in the LAN and connecting via remote access technologies. As a result, we have been able to minimize downtime for our users, reduce cleanup efforts for our IT staff, and ensure that we are exceeding HIPAA expectations for security on endpoint PCs."
Confidence Online can be deployed in an always-on mode to PCs in the LAN or in an on-demand mode for systems logging in through SSL VPNs, Web mail, or Internet-enabled application technologies. Seamlessly integrated with offerings from leading remote access technology vendors, Confidence Online downloads and scans endpoint PCs in only a few seconds, making it user friendly, while delivering the best on-demand security available on the market.
To deliver zero-hour protection against known and unknown malicious threats, Confidence Online uses a revolutionary behavioral detection method proven by third-party testing to be more reliable and effective than signature-based solutions. Customers benefited from Confidence Online's zero-hour protection against recent attacks, such as the latest variants of MyDoom and Bagle -- without having to install or update signatures. For many organizations, Confidence Online provides a significant cost savings by mitigating the need for reactive, expensive patch management and by eliminating hours of cleanup and recovery following the release of a new worm.
About WholeSecurity
WholeSecurity is the leading provider of behavioral endpoint security solutions. Our products and services protect users' PCs from worms, Trojan horses, keystroke loggers, and phishing attacks. WholeSecurity's products leverage patent-pending behavioral technology to identify and eliminate these threats, whether they are known or unknown, on both managed and unmanaged PCs. Based in Austin, Texas, WholeSecurity's customers include Deutsche Bank, Comerica, eBay, Raymond James and Cambridge Health Alliance. To learn more, please visit http://www.wholesecurity.com/ .
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