Zix
Corporation (ZixCorp), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), a leader in email data
protection, today announced that Innovative
Care Management (ICM), a medical management company, has
selected ZixCorp’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) solution, ZixOne, to
grant employees secure access to corporate email on their personally
owned devices. By accessing corporate email through ZixOne and not
allowing that corporate data to reside on the device, ICM protects
sensitive data in company email without hindering employee productivity.
“We used to only allow corporate email access from company-owned
devices, because we were sensitive about the potential exposure of
confidential medical information,” said Marion Shipley, chief operating
officer for ICM. “We knew BYOD would positively affect our staff, but we
couldn’t enable it without addressing the vulnerabilities associated
with corporate email access on a personal device. ZixOne was an easy fix
and alternative to traditional BYOD solutions.”
ICM provides ZixOne to all senior and mid-level employees, and the
company is expanding its use to other employees who choose to use their
personal devices for business purposes. To mitigate risks, if a device
is ever lost or stolen, an ICM administrator can simply disable access
to corporate email on that specific device through ZixOne, without
impacting access to the employee’s other devices.
“It’s important that ICM demonstrate to our customers that we understand
the sensitive nature of the data we’re trusted with and remain HIPAA
compliant,” said Shipley. “With ZixOne, we’ve opened up corporate email
access to personal devices and have peace of mind knowing that employees
stay productive without worrying about security threats that could
impact customers.”
The Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
Act require that personal health information (PHI) is secure in transit
and at rest. If a mobile device that contains PHI is lost or stolen, the
organization is obligated to report the breach and take appropriate
action to correct the violation, and it may also face penalties. Since
ZixOne does not allow email data to reside on the device, it is not
vulnerable to loss or theft.
“Organizations in healthcare and other regulated industries face an even
greater burden when implementing mobile security and BYOD strategies,”
said Rick
Spurr, ZixCorp’s chairman and chief executive officer. “With our
ZixOne solution, we have taken a completely different approach than
early market entrants by never allowing corporate email data to reside
on the personal device, eliminating the need for corporate control of
personal devices and offering greater protection to regulated
organizations. The result is maximum security with no imposition on
employee convenience, control or privacy. We appreciate Innovative Care
Management for trusting ZixOne with its most sensitive information and
recognizing the benefits of a no-data-on-the-device approach.”
About Innovative Care Management
Innovative Care Management is a leading provider of Medical Management
oversight to self-funded clients. Founded in 1990, ICM’s proven brand of
independent, consistent and compassionate care oversight is highly
desirable in the current turbulent and confusing healthcare space. To
learn more about ICM, visit www.innovativecare.com
or call 800-862-3338.
About Zix Corporation
ZixCorp is a leader in email data protection. ZixCorp offers
industry-leading email encryption, a unique email DLP solution and an
innovative email BYOD solution to meet your company’s data protection
and compliance needs. ZixCorp is trusted by the nation’s most
influential institutions in healthcare, finance and government for
easy-to-use secure email solutions. ZixCorp is publicly traded on the
Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol ZIXI, and its headquarters are in
Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com.
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