8e6 Internet Filtering and Monitoring Appliances Keep Organizations Compliant
Since its advent, the Internet has proven to be an invaluable asset for organizations the world over. Yet its evolution has also generated an increase in acceptable use policies and state and federal compliance laws. In order to protect customers’ privacy and control access to sensitive information such as social security and credit card numbers, compliance regulations impose strict requirements on organizations by setting standards for Internet usage. These laws often require the implementation of information management tools.
8e6 Technologies helps organizations maintain total Internet compliance through its filtering and reporting solutions. Organizations of all sizes and industries are ensured compliance while having the additional benefits of company Internet security, increased productivity, decreased legal liability, and managed network bandwidth.
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs), also known as Internet Access Policies (IAPs), stress company goals and expectations of employee Internet usage. By setting guidelines, companies emphasize that Internet usage at work is a privilege, rather than a presumptive right. AUPs properly manage Internet access by limiting personal Web surfing, which in turn can increase employee productivity, reduce bandwidth consumption, and lower the chances of legal liability.
8e6 Internet Filtering Appliances empowers organizations with turn-key solutions that enforce their AUPs — improving productivity, reducing liability and preserving network resources. To learn more, download “Use or Abuse? Why Your Company Needs a Web Policy”.
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Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
CIPA requires schools and libraries receiving the federal E-Rate fund to limit children’s access to the Internet, in an attempt to prevent online access to pictures and sites that are obscene, contain child pornography, or are harmful to minors. Schools and libraries must certify that they have the appropriate filtering technology in place in order to receive discounts on computers and computer access from the government.
8e6 offers schools and libraries total CIPA compliant Internet filtering, Internet monitoring and reporting solutions.
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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
GLBA, also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, includes provisions to protect consumers’ personal financial information held by financial institutions. In addition, the GLBA protects consumers from individuals and companies that obtain their personal financial information under false pretenses, a practice known as "pretexting." This law applies to financial institutions such as banks, securities firms, and insurance companies as well as to companies providing financial products or services to consumers.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
SOX’s stated purpose is “to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the security laws, and for other purposes.” Written specifically to address the issues that cropped up during the Enron, WorldCom, and Arthur Anderson fiascos, SOX makes corporations accountable to customers by aiming to prevent corporate mismanagement. Since only 37% of companies reported that they have a security strategy in place despite widespread phishing scams, corporate espionage, and identity theft, SOX is crucial in maintaining corporate and customer security (State of Information Security 2005).
8e6 helps financial institutions comply with GLBA and SOX by enabling corporate AUP to limit user access to non-public corporate and customer data.
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
HIPAA requires that all patient health insurance (PHI) data transmitted over the Internet be encrypted and secured. It sets out detailed regulations on the confidentiality of patient records and keeping them safe from unauthorized use or viewing. HIPAA affects virtually all health care providers, health plans, public health authorities, life insurers, information system vendors, various health service organizations, and schools.
Specific security requirements set out in HIPAA include:
- Ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all PHI the covered entity creates, receives, maintains, or transmits.
- Protecting against reasonably anticipated threats to PHI
- Protecting against uses or disclosures of PHI
8e6’s filtering and reporting technology helps healthcare organizations limit user access to sensitive customer data and helps prevent costly Internet threats such as phishing and spyware from infiltrating a company’s network.
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California SB 1386
The California SB 1386 requires an agency, person or business that conducts business in California and owns or licenses computerized "personal information" to disclose any breach of secuirty (to any resident whose unencrypted data is believed to have been disclosed). IThe law stipulates that if there is a security breach of a database containing personal data, or even a suspected breach, the responsible organization must notify each individual for whom it maintained information. This law pertains to: - State agencies, individuals or businesses that conduct business with California residents, regardless of their location, even if they only handle the data of one resident of California .
- Organizations who have employees based in California or who provide outsourcing services for those employees in California .
8e6’s Internet filtering, Internet monitoring and reporting solutions help companies mitigate costly Internet access threats such as adware, spyware, and malware, preventing sensitive customer information leakage. Business Success Stories |
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