Information governance

Data breaches continue to hit the headlines, even though there is plenty of guidance and more than a few products on the market to help stop them.

Daloni Carlisle reports.

BDS Solutions – Reducing the NHS loss of medical records

Directory Manager is the proven NHS solution that addresses significant data security risks by integrating your NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system and access control systems maintained by your IT department.

Within four weeks customers realise increased security through: reliable, timely suspension of "leavers" and creation of "new starters"; automatic granting of access rights and permissions; ongoing management of permissions for user "role changes".

They also realise improved information governance through: superior user account auditing and reporting; increased granularity in access rights control; more informed user decision making on information sharing/collaboration activities.

And there is reduced IT service desk management/administration cost and effort. Case studies and on-site demonstration available upon request.

E-mail: pwhite@bds-solutions.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1884 33440 (Paul Marrow or Paul White)
Web: www.bds-solutions.co.uk

Sophos – endpoint, email and web security in a single solution

Endpoint, email and web security can be a lot to juggle. That’s where Sophos Security and Data Protection comes in. It gives you endpoint, email and web security in one single, simple solution.

Sophos has been working with NHS organisations for more than 20 years. Our solutions are designed to make managing your IT and data security as simple as possible, so you can focus on everything else knowing that Sophos is securing your organisation.

With Sophos you benefit from:

• Award-winning security solutions
• Unlimited 24/7/365 support, with direct access to Sophos experts
• SophosLabs, our global network of highly skilled threat analysts.

E-mail: nhs@sophos.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7733 100141 (Jonathan Lee)
Web: www.sophos.com

Data Protection: gaining absolute control

Lumension Device Control enforces NHS security policies through its "default deny" approach. This creates an environment in which no data can be transferred from the server to a laptop, CD/DVD or USB storage device without the express permission of the IT manager.

IT managers can pinpoint exactly which employees have transferred files and reinforces the responsibility of named NHS employees to protect the data they are transferring.

Centralised control provides total visibility of all data transferred to removable storage media. An auditing feature can create a report of all devices that have ever been connected and quickly create reports to demonstrate compliance with government legislation regarding secure data handling.

E-mail: nick.squire@lumension.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1908-357897 (Nick Squire)
Web: www.lumension.com

ISEEU Global, specialist providers of secure remote working solutions

ISEEU Global clinical accessibility and collaboration solutions help healthcare organisations to deliver better patient care through totally secure, real-time remote data access, data transfer and virtual communication.

The secure process enables clinicians to remotely access clinical and non-clinical patient records and PACS systems, transfer files for specialist opinion and mentor ward-round staff while not on site. No data is cached at the end-point device; so sensitive patient information will not be exposed if the device is lost or stolen.

The solution reduces costs, saves time and enables teams to deliver a quicker medical response exactly when it is needed; in a way that meets the compliancy requirements of your healthcare organisation.

E-mail: sales@iseeuglobal.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1344 747 263 (Phil Bullivant)
Web: www.iseeuglobal.com/healthcare

A dose of advice for managing clinician access to patient data

Today, accessing applications and searching for patient data is time consuming and frustrating. Security requirements can also get in the way, which causes disruption to workflows.

To address these issues, organisations need to eliminate password headaches and increase clinician satisfaction, without negatively impacting patient data security.

At times like these, you need expert advice - not from a vendor, but from peers who have successfully deployed SSO and strong authentication at their hospitals. Download this white paper to hear others share their experiences and the results they have realised against their investment.

E-mail: slethbridge@imprivata.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7969 478 935 (Steve Lethbridge, NHS Account Manager)
Web: www.imprivata.com