[Dataloss] American National deploys data loss prevention solution

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American National deploys data loss prevention solution

http://www.commentwire.com/article_news.asp?guid=29A379F5-F81A-44FE-8ED2-AE0683937895

American National Insurance Company has implemented a data loss 
prevention solution from Vontu in a bid to stop the loss of confidential 
information such as policy-holder data and other privacy-related 
information.
Vontu says its data loss prevention solution, Vontu Prevent, is the only 
solution on the market that proactively prevents data loss over email 
and the web. The vendor claims its software integrates with email 
message chain and web infrastructure technologies, blocks communications 
containing confidential content, and routes messages to an encryption 
gateway for secure delivery, enabling enforcement of enterprise-wide 
encryption and archiving policies.

According to Vontu, at American National, Vontu Prevent will analyze 
email traffic and route messages containing confidential content to PGP 
Corporation's PGP Universal for encryption and secure message delivery.

By preventing the loss of policy-holder data, American National will be 
demonstrating compliance with state and federal regulations such as the 
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the 
Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) and a growing number of privacy-related 
regulations.

Charles Addison, CIO of American National Insurance Company, said, "At 
American National, we take a proactive approach to protecting the 
private information of our policy holders. The Vontu Prevent solution is 
a key component of our strategy. To meet the highest degree of 
compliance with both our own data security policies and state and 
federal regulations, we need a solution that can accurately detect 
confidential data, prevent it from leaving the network and redirect it, 
if necessary, for secure encryption. Vontu met all our requirements."