Enhancements to AssuredCompliance Portal

New Updates to the Portal Include Policy Survey Management, Online Compliance Training and Online Access to CCO OnDemand

November 17, 2010

Akibia, a leading provider of consulting, integration and support for data center, network and security solutions, announced today important updates to its AssuredCompliance Managed Service.

Akibia’s AssuredCompliance is used by many Fortune 2000 organizations to proactively manage and maintain compliance with multiple regulations, such as FISMA, FERPA, PCI, HIPAA and others, on an on-going basis. The service incorporates people, process and technology to enable organizations to track the more than 250 regulations and 2500 controls that govern business today.

Already a powerful combination of services that allow companies to better understand their compliance requirements, react quickly and eliminate duplication of efforts resulting from meeting multiple mandates; Akibia’s newest version of AssuredCompliance adds significant capabilities for managing and educating business users, and reacting quickly to changes. The enhanced functionality includes:
 

  • On-Demand Policy Surveys – The survey tool allows clients to easily query non-technical business users and staff to ensure they are aware of important security policies and are working within stated guidelines. Employees who are not following policy can be quickly and easily identified for additional training.
  • On-Line Training - The portal provides direct access to educational web-based training solutions that will educate business users on the requirements related to HIPAA, FISMA, PCI and other important regulations. The training courses are an important tool for on-ramping new employees, updating and reminding existing employees and educating employees who perform poorly on the surveys.
  • CCO On Demand – The Chief Compliance Officer On Demand allows IT departments to quickly and easily access a certified compliance expert for answers to questions, assistance preparing for audits, and insight into how the company’s current security policy ensures compliance.

“Ready and easy access to a certified and experienced Chief Compliance Officer is a significant benefit to our organization, as we ensure compliance with PCI and other regulations,” said John Lauderbach, vice president of IT at Roche Bros. “Whether I am reacting to a specific audit request or interpreting a GAP analysis, being able to easily query an expert who knows our specific environment and get a response quickly is a significant advantage in terms of efficiency gains and peace of mind.”

“Akibia’s AssuredCompliance enables companies to be proactive in the management of overall compliance – across multiple mandates,” said Robert Klotz, vice president of technology at Akibia. “The recent enhancements make it that much easier for IT to consistently monitor for compliance, react to regulation changes, and remediate issues before they are put in front of an auditor or the executive management team.”

About Akibia, Inc.
Akibia provides innovative IT solutions that enable leading companies worldwide to optimize, secure, manage and support their mission-critical infrastructure. As an independent advisor, Akibia partners with our customers to deliver solutions that improve the availability, reliability and performance of their data center, network and security infrastructure. Combining expert consulting, integration and support services with world-class customer service, Akibia helps IT organizations reduce costs, increase efficiencies and manage risk in the data center. Founded in 1988, Akibia is an independent IT services company with offices throughout the United States and Europe. Visit www.Akibia.com for more information.