TrueDLP

Data loss prevention (DLP) sounds like a no-brainer, but in some cases it has been a challenging technology to implement, primarily because of the complexity of some of today’s enterprise solutions.

However, there are some organizations that have found enterprise DLP without the complexity, and those organizations that have implemented a solution have found it critical to their IT Security success.

This week, in HealthInfoSecurity.com, Steve Scott, IT security manager for the St. Charles Health System in Oregon, talks about how his organization decided it needed DLP, how it was implemented and how it’s managed. After a base security risk assessment, conducted by CynergisTek, St. Charles implemented the Code Green Networks TrueDLP solution.

From HealthcareInfoSecurity.com:  Scott explains how the three-hospital organization is using DLP for detective work, such as to:

• Identify where patient information is stored, including vulnerable spreadsheets and documents;
• Track when users attempt to transmit patient information via unencrypted email;  and
• Determine when business associates send the hospitals patient information without adequately protecting it.

More information on the organization’s DLP strategy and the complete podcast can be found at, http://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/podcasts.php?podcastID=529.