Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Solution

Implementation: § 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(A)

HIPAA Standard	Check Point Solution
Administrative Safeguards HIPAA Security Rule 164.308
§ 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(A) Security reminders (addressable) Implement periodic security updates.	Check Point's perimeter, internal, Web, and endpoint security solutions allow administrators to pass appropriate messages and reminders to users, such as to update their antivirus or other software. Check Point Endpoint Security automatically checks the level of compliance of user desktops and can push out reminders or even required software updates. Connectra, InterSpect, and VPN-1 allow administrators to inform users when they are out of security compliance, when their compliance is out of date, as well as which remediation steps are required to come into compliance. Check Point's SmartDefense Services provide updates and advisories, including code updates, best practices on configuration management, warnings of new viruses, and policy recommendations, to administrators of Check Point perimeter, internal, Web, and endpoint solutions.

HIPAA Standard

Check Point Solution

Administrative Safeguards HIPAA Security Rule 164.308

§ 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(A) Security reminders (addressable)

Implement periodic security updates.

Check Point's perimeter, internal, Web, and endpoint security solutions allow administrators to pass appropriate messages and reminders to users, such as to update their antivirus or other software. Check Point Endpoint Security automatically checks the level of compliance of user desktops and can push out reminders or even required software updates.

Connectra, InterSpect, and VPN-1 allow administrators to inform users when they are out of security compliance, when their compliance is out of date, as well as which remediation steps are required to come into compliance.

Check Point's SmartDefense Services provide updates and advisories, including code updates, best practices on configuration management, warnings of new viruses, and policy recommendations, to administrators of Check Point perimeter, internal, Web, and endpoint solutions.

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