August 08, 2017 By BlueAlly
Zix and Digital Guardian Partnership Brings Together Best-in-Class Email Encryption and Enterprise Data Loss Prevention
WALTHAM, Mass. & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2017--
Digital Guardian, a next generation data protection platform purpose built to stop data theft, today announced a strategic partnership with
Zix Corporation (Zix), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), a leader in email security. The partnership will enable Zix to deliver its best-in-class email encryption with Digital Guardian’s enterprise data loss prevention (DLP) offering and provide added value to customers that face regulatory burdens.
The combined solution of Digital Guardian and Zix provides advanced technology for identifying and remediating sensitive regulated data across all network channels and data storage facilities, while automating email encryption to easily secure sensitive information in email. The solution will also be offered on an annual subscription basis, reducing upfront costs.
Digital Guardian offers sophisticated content inspection and detection capabilities to recognize and protect many forms of sensitive data. The ability to accurately detect sensitive information using data fingerprinting provides data loss protection that is extremely accurate, powerful and consistent. Using Digital Guardian for Data Loss Prevention and ZixEncryptSM seamlessly integrates leading solutions and enhances the user experience – all enabling stronger compliance with data security and privacy regulations.
“We chose to partner with Zix because of their deep experience in securing sensitive information, especially in highly regulated industries such as financial services, retail and healthcare,” said Ken Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer, Digital Guardian. “With Digital Guardian for Data Loss Prevention, Zix customers will benefit from having a solution that not only protects their sensitive data but is also faster to deploy, easier to manage, highly accurate and significantly less costly than alternative solutions.”
“As large enterprises look to expand data protection, as well as consolidate their IT security partners, it’s critical that Zix evolve with their needs and evaluate ways to better serve our customers. Expanding our DLP capabilities with a recognized leader in enterprise DLP will enable us to meet those needs and maintain trusted relationships with our large customers,” said David Wagner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Zix. “As the first Digital Guardian partner to offer this solution in an annual subscription model, our customers will have a great advantage in expanding their protection without an upfront cost burden and ensuring they experience the same superior solutions and exceptional support they’ve come to rely on from Zix for years.”
Key Benefits of Digital Guardian for Data Loss Prevention & ZixEncrypt
- Expands real-time DLP beyond email to include all network traffic to prevent sensitive data from leaving the organization’s network;
- Combined data loss prevention for protecting both data in-motion and at-rest, including data in cloud storage systems;
- Automates and simplifies email encryption to reduce likelihood of sending sensitive data without proper security controls;
- Supports compliance with regulations such as HIPAA, GLBA, PCI and state and federal privacy regulations;
- Maintain a competitive advantage by ensuring best practices for email security and data protection.
