Citrix today announced it is simplifying the way sensitive
documents are shared. Starting tomorrow, Citrix ShareFile customers
can send encrypted emails from Microsoft Outlook to secure the
content of messages in compliance with industry regulations such as
HIPAA. Since the capability works from within the inbox, emails can
be securely exchanged with clients and vendors without disrupting
current processes. The capability, tailored for small and
medium-sized organizations today, joins data protection innovations
like ShareFile Restricted StorageZones for enterprises in a
portfolio of Citrix solutions designed to meet the needs of
businesses of all sizes – from small to large.
Security SMBs Trust
Unlike other file sharing solutions, ShareFile offers one
solution that addresses the security of email text and attachments.
The capability is ideal for SMBs that handle sensitive information
such as protected health information (PHI) or personally
identifiable information (PII) in industries such as healthcare,
accounting, financial services, insurance and legal.
With ShareFile, healthcare practitioners, for example, can save
files directly from electronic medical record (EMR) systems to the
dedicated ShareFile cloud for PHI, and send them as a link in an
encrypted email right from their inbox – while maintaining HIPAA
compliance. Recipients only need to enter their email address,
first and last name to securely access files. When Helbling
Benefits Consulting needed a secure way to send patient health
information in compliance with HIPAA regulations, it turned to
ShareFile.
“We share confidential patient records, including enrollment
applications and personal health information for claims resolution,
on a daily basis,” said Holly Bruner, COBRA Specialist, Helbling
Benefits Consulting. “We originally used too many tools to manage
communications and files. With ShareFile, we are confident that
emails and their attachments are sent and received securely. We’ve
been able to reduce costs by going paperless and using a single
provider for securing both the body of an email and its
attachments.”
Additional Data Protection and Flexibility for
Enterprises
Nearly three years ago, Citrix introduced ShareFile
StorageZones, which allowed customers to choose where their data is
stored to meet their needs for data sovereignty, compliance,
performance and costs. IT departments also wanted further clarity
on the extent to which governments could tap into service provider
data. In response, Citrix released ShareFile Restricted
StorageZones last year.
Since then, Citrix has seen strong interest in ShareFile
Restricted StorageZones, especially among government agencies,
financial institutions, European enterprises and organizations that
were not previously considering a cloud service until now. One
government agency, who required a private area for employees to
collaborate on content that should not leave the agency, adopted
ShareFile Restricted StorageZones to ensure that employees could
sync documents to multiple devices, access and share them on the go
while preventing data leakage.
ShareFile Restricted StorageZones uniquely offers:
- No visibility to files or
metadata: File and folder metadata are encrypted with the
customer’s private key before being written to the ShareFile cloud,
so Citrix has zero knowledge of file and folder names.
- Metadata encryption key
ownership: Citrix has no ability to access customer files and
no ability to provide customer data to any other third party. Data
remains fully under the control of the customer.
- Flexibility and data
sovereignty: With ShareFile, customers can store data on
premises or in the cloud, and in either case they can use their own
encryption keys. Customers have the option to keep their data in
their country, city or even behind their firewall to comply with
local regulations and protect sensitive data and intellectual
property.
“A number of industries, especially finance, healthcare,
government and European organizations, are under heavy regulatory
pressure when it comes to data privacy,” said Terri McClure, Senior
Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. “Having unencrypted metadata in
the cloud is unacceptable to these regulated industries. ShareFile
Restricted StorageZones – where files are stored in the customer’s
preferred location and both files and metadata encrypted with
customer-owned keys – will help CIOs make the case for a SaaS file
sync and share offering."
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1DDSnmf.
Industry-Tailored Solutions Support Compliance and Simplify
Workflows
To cater to the unique requirements of specific industries,
Citrix has introduced features and services such as ShareFile Cloud
for Healthcare, ShareFile Archiving for Financial Services and
ShareFile Virtual Data Room that help professionals collaborate
while avoiding costly fines associated with failure to meet
regulatory requirements. The company has combined product
innovation with integrations in popular industry-specific
applications to simplify document management. These integrations
allow customers to use ShareFile in their current workflows with
their favorite apps, including secure messaging apps like Lua and
imaging solutions like Sorna.
ShareFile is a key component of Citrix XenMobile and Citrix
Workspace Suite, which unites the company’s market-leading
virtualization, mobility, networking and cloud services
technologies to provide instant, secure access to apps, desktops,
data and services from any device over any network. Citrix is the
only company to be named a leader in both the Gartner Magic
Quadrants for Enterprise Mobility Management Suites1 and Enterprise
File Synchronization and Sharing2.
Availability
Email encryption, included with ShareFile Business and vertical
plans, will be available upon request tomorrow, April 24. To get
started, please visit http://bit.ly/1Qao2CD or contact Citrix
Sales.
Restricted StorageZones, available since December 2014, is
included in ShareFile Enterprise, XenMobile Enterprise and Citrix
Workspace Suite.
Related Links
- Blog: 7 Things You Might Not Know About
ShareFile
- Blog: Citrix ShareFile Delivers
Industry-Focused Solutions for Healthcare, Financial Services and
Energy/Oil & Gas Companies
- Announcement: Citrix Sees Growing
Demand for Industry-Tailored File Sharing Solutions
- Announcement: Citrix ShareFile Helps
Clients Tackle Tougher HIPAA Compliance Rules with New Cloud for
Healthcare
- Announcement: Citrix Positioned as a
Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise File Synchronization
and Sharing
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About Citrix
Citrix (NASDAQ:CTXS) is leading the transition to
software-defining the workplace, uniting virtualization, mobility
management, networking and SaaS solutions to enable new ways for
businesses and people to work better. Citrix solutions power
business mobility through secure, mobile workspaces that provide
people with instant access to apps, desktops, data and
communications on any device, over any network and cloud. With
annual revenue in 2014 of $3.14 billion, Citrix solutions are in
use at more than 330,000 organizations and by over 100 million
users globally. Learn more at www.citrix.com.
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Securities Act of 1933 and of Section 21E of the Securities
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1 Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management
Suites” by Terrence Cosgrove, Rob Smith, Chris Silva, Bryan Taylor,
John Girard, Monica Basso, June 3, 2014 2 Gartner “Magic Quadrant
for Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing” by Monica Basso,
Jeffrey Mann, Charles Smulders, July 2, 2014
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