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Media Release: Maimonides Medical Center Deploys the PGP Encryption Platform Leading Academic Medical Center Selects PGP Whole Disk Encryption to Safeguard Patient Records and Employee InformationPalo Alto, CA/03 April, 2007 – PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data security and encryption solutions, today announced that Maimonides Medical Center has deployed PGP® encryption to protect patient and employee privacy. Maimonides is an almost 100-year-old non-profit hospital that serves the diverse population of Brooklyn, New York. In implementing the PGP® Encryption Platform and platform-enabled PGP® Whole Disk Encryption and PGP Universal™ Gateway Email applications, the medical center has a robust and scalable solution for defending its data. Recent recipient of a 2007 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, Maimonides has a staff of internationally renowned physicians and offers more than 70 primary care and sub-specialty programs. It is also a leading academic medical center, training more than 400 residents and medical students each year. In dealing with thousands of patients annually, Maimonides collects an enormous amount of sensitive data. The medical center wanted a solution to secure its information, comply with industry regulations, and protect against a costly data breach due to a lost or stolen laptop. The PGP® solution met all these requirements. "We looked at a variety of products, but they didn't offer the scalability of the PGP Encryption Platform, which was very important to us," said Sean Randolph, LAN engineer for Maimonides Medical Center. "Although we needed specific encryption applications, we wanted them to be part of an integrated solution so that when new needs arise, we can just add another encryption application to the existing platform. We asked around and heard rave reviews about PGP Corporation. The PGP solution had all the features we needed—central management, scalability, effective encryption of laptops and email—so going with the industry leader was the best decision." The U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires that organizations protect private health information transmitted over open networks such as the Internet with encryption. In addition, if a security breach were to occur, Maimonides would need to comply with New York's Security Breach and Notification Act, which requires the responsible organization to notify patients when their private information is exposed. Currently, more than 30 other states have similar legislation. In deploying PGP® technology, Maimonides protects its patients' information, whether the data is in transit or at rest. As in other industries, email communication has become a primary communications tool in health care, enabling doctors, hospital administrators, and insurance representatives to exchange email with patients and employees. Using PGP Universal Gateway Email, Maimonides can ensure email exchanges are automatically encrypted according to IT security policy. With PGP Whole Disk Encryption, Maimonides has a best-in-class encryption application for securing data on laptop and desktop computers, which is essential to the majority of Maimonides' staff, who use laptops when away from the medical center. The PGP applications leverage the PGP Encryption Platform for central management from a single administrative console, ensuring consistent policy enforcement and lower IT operational costs. About PGP Corporation PGP® solutions are used by more than 80,000 enterprises, businesses, and governments worldwide, including 95 percent of the Fortune® 100, 75 percent of the Fortune® Global 100, 87 percent of Germany's DAX index, and 51 percent of the FTSE 100 Index. As a result, PGP Corporation has earned a global reputation for innovative, standards-based, and trusted solutions. PGP solutions help protect confidential information, secure customer data, achieve regulatory and audit compliance, and safeguard companies' brands and reputations. Contact PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com or +1 650 319 9000. Media & analyst contact for PGP Corporation: Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements PGP and the PGP logo are registered trademarks of PGP Corporation. Product and brand names used in the document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Any such trademarks or registered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners. |
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