Health First Safely Supports Business Use of Web 2.0 with Websense

Web 2.0 has quickly diminished the effectiveness of traditional security solutions like signature-based antivirus and traditional URL filtering, because it’s dynamic and constantly changing.

Frank Waszmer, Information Security Architect, Health First

Challenge

Health First needed to successfully defend more than 6,000 internet-connected devices from the latest web threats, while still allowing their employees to use the internet for business purposes.
Leaders at Health First realized that web 2.0 has the potential to offer new ways to communicate with patients, employees, and potential new patients.
They needed to open access, while protecting sensitive patient data and the integrity of the organization.
Staff worried that opening access without the right security, policies, and planning could be disastrous, because web 2.0 sites are a top target of cybercriminals and a major source of data loss if not managed properly.

Solution

Health First implemented Websense Web Security Gateway, which allowed their IT staff to set granular, flexible internet usage policies for devices, as well as specific users and groups.

Results

With Websense Web Security Gateway, Health First safely enables their marketing team to use web 2.0 sites like YouTube and Facebook.
Nurses and doctors now securely access cloud-based patient care applications. Health First sets web-use policies for users, groups, and devices.
Websense Web Security Gateway protects Health First from the latest web threats.

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