Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Solution

Implementation: § 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(C)

HIPAA Standard	Check Point Solution
Administrative Safeguards HIPAA Security Rule 164.308
§ 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(C) Emergency mode operation plan (required) Implement procedures to enable continuation of critical business processes for protection of EPHI while in emergency mode.	In the case of disaster affecting an organization's physical locations, Check Point remote access solutions, VPN-1 and Connectra, enable network access from external locations. This enables continued secure access to EPHI in an emergency. Check Point provides the ability to track the access activity to different areas during emergencies and properly audit it upon return to normal conditions. Check Point provides the ability to track configuration and policy changes and enables users to go back to an earlier version after an emergency is resolved.

HIPAA Standard

Check Point Solution

Administrative Safeguards HIPAA Security Rule 164.308

§ 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(C) Emergency mode operation plan (required)

Implement procedures to enable continuation of critical business processes for protection of EPHI while in emergency mode.

In the case of disaster affecting an organization's physical locations, Check Point remote access solutions, VPN-1 and Connectra, enable network access from external locations. This enables continued secure access to EPHI in an emergency.

Check Point provides the ability to track the access activity to different areas during emergencies and properly audit it upon return to normal conditions. Check Point provides the ability to track configuration and policy changes and enables users to go back to an earlier version after an emergency is resolved.

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