First State Bank of Rice Secures Data and Customer Trust with ZixCorp’s Full Suite of Email Data Protection Solutions
August 25 2015 - 7:35AM
Business Wire
Texas community bank leverages industry-leading solutions and
IT consultants to stay ahead of evolving security
challenges
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), a leader in
email data protection, announced that First State Bank of
Rice (FSB) implemented its email encryption, email data loss
prevention (DLP) and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) solution
ZixOne® to secure financial and other sensitive data
in email. Working with managed service provider Unicom
Technologies Inc., FSB enhanced its security program and
selected Zix® Email Data Protection to exceed industry best
practices and protect the trust of its customers.
“Investing in cybersecurity is becoming a way of life for any
business but particularly so for banks which have an abundance of
valuable personal data, such as financial data, tax identification
numbers and Social Security numbers,” said Michael J. Montgomery,
President & CEO of FSB. “Our expertise is banking. Our clients
trust us to take care of their financial needs, but they also rely
on us to protect their privacy. To stay ahead of evolving security
challenges, we depend on experts in IT and leaders in security to
guide our data protection strategy.”
To secure emails exchanged outside FSB, all employees use
ZixGateway®, a policy-based email encryption
solution. ZixGateway scans all outbound email and, if it detects
any sensitive data, automatically encrypts the email. Automatic
encryption provides reassurance to FSB and relieves employees of
the hassle of determining when to invoke encryption. It also
removes employee stress of accidentally sending sensitive data
without encryption.
FSB uses ZixDLPTM to prevent employees from
accidentally sending an email to the wrong recipient or exchanging
the wrong file. Using policy and quarantine filters, ZixDLP
automatically protects FSB from leaking customer information and
other sensitive data that should not leave its network in
email.
“Our employees live in the communities we serve. They understand
the importance of data security, but mistakes happen. Automatic
encryption and DLP make sure that nothing sensitive falls through
the cracks. Our employees love it and so does our board of
directors,” said Montgomery. “They also appreciate the security
provided by ZixOne as more business is conducted outside the office
and on personal mobile devices.”
Unicom Technologies Inc. works with FSB to identify IT and
security enhancements, implement leading solutions and plan an
evolving security strategy that meets changing business needs.
ZixOne addressed FSB’s increasing use of mobile devices by enabling
easy, secure access to corporate email on employee mobile devices
without jeopardizing customer data or employee control or
privacy.
“Managed service providers like Unicom Technologies are critical
resources for community banks that want to invest in innovative
security but don’t have a large IT team to depend on for knowledge
about the latest threats and solutions,” said Rick Spurr,
ZixCorp’s Chief Executive Officer. “Managing BYOD devices is
certainly a top, if not the top, challenge for business today, and
the approach of ZixOne delivers a convenient solution for employees
with the greatest data security for their companies.”
ZixOne streams corporate email to smartphones and tablets
directly from FSB’s secure network. With this approach, corporate
data is not stored on the device, alleviating security concerns for
FSB if devices are lost or stolen and eliminating worry for
employees about the loss of personal data through remote
wiping.
About First State Bank of Rice
First State Bank of Rice (FSB) is a member of the Rice
Bancshares, Inc. FSB offers the services of a modern financial
institution while maintaining the integrity of a community bank
where decisions are made locally. FSB manages $150 million in
assets and serves its customers in four Texas locations. For more
information, visit http://www.fsbrice-tx.com.
About Unicom Technologies Inc.
Unicom Technologies Inc. delivers compliant IT hardware and
software solutions as well as comprehensive network security to
community banks and credit unions. Since 1988, Unicom Technologies
Inc. has assisted financial institutions in the planning,
implementation and management of IT infrastructures, and has
installed certified, compliant security solutions that protect
company, employee and client data. For more information, visit
http://www.unicom-tech.com.
About Zix Corporation
ZixCorp is a leader in email data protection. ZixCorp offers
industry-leading email encryption, a unique email DLP solution and
an innovative email BYOD solution to meet your company’s data
protection and compliance needs. ZixCorp is trusted by the nation’s
most influential institutions in healthcare, finance and government
for easy to use secure email solutions. ZixCorp is publicly traded
on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol ZIXI, and its
headquarters are in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit
www.zixcorp.com.
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