Ephie Fitzgerald

AuthenticID Announces HIPAA Compliance

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

AuthenticID , a global leader in identity proofing and fraud prevention solutions, has announced that the company has now achieved HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) compliance within all AuthenticID products, demonstrating the company’s commitment to comprehensive data security for its customers.

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  • AuthenticID , a global leader in identity proofing and fraud prevention solutions, has announced that the company has now achieved HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) compliance within all AuthenticID products, demonstrating the company’s commitment to comprehensive data security for its customers.
  • “AuthenticID prides itself on effective and efficient data security and privacy, recognizing them as core elements of our identity verification platform.
  • The incorporation of HIPAA into our existing security compliances and certifications, once again, has demonstrated that security is an area of strength in our product offerings,” said Chris Borkenhagen, AuthenticID Chief Digital & Information Security Officer.
  • As part of AuthenticID’s commitment to meeting all relevant HIPAA standards regarding both PHI and ePHI, among other assessments, testing, and mandatory employee HIPAA training, the company undergoes numerous annual external audits to ensure compliance.

Tausight® Announces Additional $6 Million in Financing

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tausight®, healthcare's first AI-powered data security company, today announced it has raised $6 million in additional financing, led by Polaris Capital, with participation from Flare Capital Partners and .406 Ventures. The new capital will fuel expanded market presence and customer growth, as well as continued investment in the company's patented AI technology designed to protect healthcare's most sensitive data from cyber attacks.

Key Points: 
  • BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tausight® , healthcare's first AI-powered data security company, today announced it has raised $6 million in additional financing, led by Polaris Capital, with participation from Flare Capital Partners and .406 Ventures.
  • The expansion of the Tausight platform will cover more sensitive healthcare data categories allowing the company to solve critical customer use cases and serve new healthcare market segments.
  • Each data security breach imposes significant reputational and business costs on companies, so fortifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities and protecting against ransomware attacks has become a top business priority.
  • "Tausight is uniquely approaching the healthcare cybersecurity crisis by reinventing traditional data security through transformative AI," said Dave Barrett, partner with Polaris Partners.

Vaultree Sets a New Benchmark in Healthcare Cybersecurity with Industry-First, Fully Functional Data-In-Use Encryption Solution

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Vaultree, the trailblazer in cybersecurity, today announces a major leap forward in healthcare data protection, bringing its industry-first Fully Functional Data-In-Use Encryption solution to the sector.

Key Points: 
  • Vaultree, the trailblazer in cybersecurity, today announces a major leap forward in healthcare data protection, bringing its industry-first Fully Functional Data-In-Use Encryption solution to the sector.
  • Bringing our proven Fully Functional Data-In-Use Encryption solution to the healthcare sector is transformative.
  • Joining forces with Google's AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, Vaultree leads the cybersecurity industry into a new era of cloud-based, Fully Functional Data-In-Use Encryption.
  • By enabling better communication, understanding, and care through Vaultree, healthcare providers can offer improved services while maintaining respect for patients' privacy.

InstantGMP Welcomes New Client Equally Committed to Innovation

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

CARY, N.C., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --  As the leading innovators of manufacturing software solutions, InstantGMP™ is dedicated to constantly improving our products to provide new features that make the reinforcement of good manufacturing practices (GMP) even more complete.

Key Points: 
  • This dedication to innovation and product development makes our software the perfect good manufacturing practices (GMP) solution for our newest client, Pharma Resource Group (PRG) .
  • With our Encryption In Transit protection, all information transferred across the internet to and from InstantGMP software is encrypted.
  • "Witnessing PRG and its clients transform concepts into reality is quite remarkable," said Dr. Richard Soltero, President of InstantGMP.
  • To learn how InstantGMP software can benefit your business and support your clients, contact our sales team to request a demonstration.

Aeroflow Healthcare Achieves HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification Demonstrating the Highest Level of Information Protection Assurance

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Monday, April 24, 2023

ASHEVILLE, N.C., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Aeroflow Healthcare, a leading provider of Durable Medical Equipment, today announced that its technology platform used to store, process, maintain, and transmit customer electronic protected health information (ePHI) has earned has earned certified status by HITRUST for information security.

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  • This achievement places Aeroflow Healthcare in an elite group of organizations worldwide that have earned this certification.
  • "This achievement is a testament to our unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest standards of security and compliance in the healthcare industry," said Casey Hite, CEO at Aeroflow Healthcare.
  • "HITRUST Certification is globally recognized as validation that information security and privacy controls are effective and compliant with various regulations.
  • "Individually, each element exceeds most other programs, and collectively they make HITRUST Certification the most comprehensive, transparent, consistent, and highest quality assessment available."

Novelle and Tausight Partner to Bring PHI Detection and Response to Healthcare

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tausight, healthcare's first AI-powered protected health information (PHI) security company, today announced a new partnership with Novelle IntelliSolve™, the managed security service provider (MSSP) providing cyber preparedness and response solutions for healthcare and the life sciences. Together, the new partners have designed a unified solution that gives healthcare organizations a single tool to identify, detect, and respond to ePHI vulnerabilities.

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  • "We're proud to partner with Novelle IntelliSolve to produce a joint solution that gives healthcare organizations immediate visibility and insight into patient data so they can detect, track, and respond to PHI activity," said David Ting, Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Tausight.
  • "Together, we're providing a unified ePHI-DR solution as a healthcare-specific detection and response tool to combat cyber threats."
  • Such healthcare-specific requirements necessitated a solution that offered robust capabilities for both PHI detection and response.
  • "The Tausight-Novelle partnership will help healthcare organizations minimize the risk of unauthorized access and loss of PHI."

Tausight Expands ePHI Security Intelligence Platform with new offering built on Google Cloud

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Monday, March 27, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass., March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tausight, healthcare's first protected health information (PHI) security company, today announced the expansion of its AI-based PHI Security Intelligence platform which automates the discovery and identification of electronic PHI to enhance the protection of healthcare patients' most valuable confidential information.

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  • Our expanded API-integrations allow us to bring PHI intelligence to our partner networks and leading security solutions."
  • Tausight 2.0 includes a robust infrastructure now built on Google Cloud, a new agentless offering for cloud and network infrastructure, and a third-party API that can be leveraged to embed Tausight's powerful AI-based PHI intelligence engine into other security solutions.
  • As a Google Partner, Tausight is built on – and can rapidly grow its solution – on BigQuery .
  • The Tausight risk engine runs on Google Cloud, identifying and prioritizing risks while providing insights from the sensor-generated telemetry metadata.

Treasure Data Announces Full HIPAA Support to Safeguard Patient Data and Privacy

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Treasure Data™, an award-winning enterprise customer data platform (CDP) provider, today announced that it has achieved full HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) compliance, demonstrating the company's commitment to all-encompassing data security for its customers and partners. This advancement ensures HIPAA support for all Treasure Data products, which are designed to help deliver truly connected patient experiences for healthcare, life sciences, and pharmaceutical brands.

Key Points: 
  • This advancement ensures HIPAA support for all Treasure Data products, which are designed to help deliver truly connected patient experiences for healthcare, life sciences, and pharmaceutical brands.
  • "Effective and efficient data security and privacy are at the core of any product engineered for the healthcare space.
  • "Confirmed by our latest research , data security and privacy were the number one criteria for enterprises when considering a CDP investment," stated Aysha Khan, Treasure Data CISO and CIO.
  • In addition, Treasure Data will also be participating in Reuters' " Pharma USA 2023 " event at booth 28 demonstrating patient engagement and patient assistance use cases where PII and PHI are used together, in Philadelphia, PA, March 28-29, 2023.

NetDirector Exceeds Rigorous Industry Security Standards with SOC 2 and HIPAA/HITECH Audit Completion

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

NetDirector was recently awarded with complete attestations in compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, and SOC 2 Type II standards, the leading security standards in both Healthcare and Mortgage Banking.

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  • NetDirector was recently awarded with complete attestations in compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, and SOC 2 Type II standards, the leading security standards in both Healthcare and Mortgage Banking.
  • The SOC 2, or System and Organization Controls 2, is an examination under AICPA standards designed for technology service companies to demonstrate controls around data security and processing integrity.
  • Both the SOC 2 and the HIPAA audit were performed by Tampa-based global cybersecurity and compliance professional services provider A-LIGN .
  • "Our team is committed to security and safety for both our internal data, and the client data we move across systems," said Harry Beisswenger, NetDirector CEO.

IGEL Establishes Office of the CTO; Appoints End User Computing and Security Innovators Simon Townsend and Jason Mafera as Field CTOs in EMEA and North America

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IGEL, provider of the managed endpoint operating system for secure access to any digital workspace, today announced the appointment of Simon Townsend as Field CTO for EMEA and Jason Mafera as Field CTO for North America. Both Townsend and Mafera will join IGEL's newly established Office of the CTO, which also includes Matthias Haas, IGEL's Chief Technology Officer.

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  • Both Townsend and Mafera will join IGEL's newly established Office of the CTO, which also includes Matthias Haas , IGEL's Chief Technology Officer.
  • "We are delighted to be elevating Simon to the role of Field CTO, and welcoming Jason to the IGEL team.
  • Prior to becoming Field CTO for EMEA, Simon served as IGEL's Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing field, digital and product marketing functions.
  • He joined IGEL in 2018 from Ivanti where he was Chief Technologist and a member of the Office of the CTO.