Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Compliance Needs Drive New Security Customer Base

Crossroads Turning Point is no stranger to government regulations. The Pueblo, Colo.-based nonprofit operator of six drug rehabilitation centers has been dealing with strict privacy rules governing treatment facilities for 20 years.

But recently when Crossroads decided to have a VPN installed to make it easier to move patient data between its facilities, it ran into yet another regulation: the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA). Solution provider Dimensional Data came to the aide of its longtime client with server, firewall and intrusion-detection solutions to meet heightened privacy and security requirements.

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