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HITRUST, in collaboration with healthcare, business, technology and information security leaders, is ensuring information security becomes a core pillar that enables the electronic exchange of health information. To achieve a standard level of IT security, HITRUST has delivered a Common Security Framework (CSF) covering a range of regulatory requirements with a consolidated set of controls and implementation guidelines.

"The industry is on the verge of broad adoption of electronic healthcare information and it is imperative that organizations can ensure that information is protected in a consistent, practical and cost effective manner," stated Daniel Nutkis, CEO, HITRUST. "Vulnerability management is a critical step and best practice for any security strategy. Our partnership will enable the entire healthcare industry access to nCircle's solutions, the industry leader for comprehensive security risk and configuration auditing. "

"HITRUST is not just establishing the methodology and approach for organizations to safeguard health information, but making available a best of breed suite of tools to allow organizations of all sizes and levels of sophistication to implement it," said Abe Kleinfeld, CEO, nCircle. "nCircle is committed to supporting this important initiative to make the entire healthcare supply chain more secure."

As part of the partnership, nCircle will play an active role in HITRUST working groups developing Security Configuration Packs (SCPs) for the HITRUST Common Security Framework. The SCPs will proactively address ideal configuration standards for third-party health information systems. The first Security Configuration Packs are targeted for the following v
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