nCircle and HITRUST Partner to Deliver Innovative SaaS Offering to Secure Healthcare I...( Vulnerability and Configuration Scann...),Health

Vulnerability and Configuration Scanning Service Helps Healthcare Organizations Improve Security with an Accessible, Easy to Use, Cost Effective Solution

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- nCircle, the leader in security and compliance auditing solutions, and Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) announced today that nCircle has been selected as the provider of vulnerability and configuration assessments as a service for the HITRUST Central portal. The nCircle Suite360(TM)-based offering is an easy-to-use, Internet accessible service that enables healthcare organizations to scan their IT systems for known vulnerabilities and to ensure their IT systems and medical devices are securely configured. This service enables healthcare organizations from the smallest physician's offices to the largest global organizations to reduce their risk from external threats and ensure that sensitive personal and financial health data is protected. The service dramatically reduces the complexities and costs associated with demonstrating compliance with regulations and standards such as the HITECH Act, HIPAA and PCI.

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The new nCircle vulnerability and configuration scanning service is an integral component in the HITRUST Central strategy to ensure best practice security tools and services are readily accessible to the thousands of healthcare organizations - many of whom do not currently have the resources to assemble a comprehensive solution.

"With many hospitals and healthcare providers moving to Electronic Health Records, it is critical that these organizations have appropriate vulnerability and configuration scanning capabilities--they are a critical way to safeguard systems and applications that store sensitive personal and financial health information.
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