Baptist Health Care Safeguards Outbound E-Mail with CipherTrust's Secure Web Delivery Server; Award-winning Messaging Security Provider Automatically Encrypts Sensitive Messages and Monitors Policy Violations for Regional Healthcare Company.

ATLANTA -- CipherTrust, Inc., the global market leader in messaging security, today announced that Baptist Health Care (BHC/the Company), a major healthcare provider serving northwest Florida and southern Alabama, has selected the CipherTrust(R) Secure Web Delivery(TM) (SWD) server to help it comply with HIPAA regulations. SWD leverages CipherTrust's award-winning policy engine to automatically encrypt e-mails containing private healthcare information (PHI) and help ensure the security of personal information sent via e-mail.

E-mail is an integral part of BHC's communication network, with more than 2,500 e-mail users company wide sending and receiving patient information. In 2001, BHC purchased CipherTrust's IronMail(R) appliance to stop spam and e-mail-borne viruses at the gateway. Based on the solution's effectiveness in protecting against inbound threats, BHC added CipherTrust's SWD to safeguard its outbound e-mails from policy and compliance violations by automatically encrypting e-mail content based on set policies.

"The Security Rule seems complicated to many people who are outside the business, but if you look at it, it's really focused on things that have been around in other industries for a long time," said Jim Donaldson, privacy and security officer, Baptist Health Care Corporation. "Being able to communicate securely through e-mail is a great thing. If you can check your bank account securely online, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to look at your medical information online as well. CipherTrust has helped us secure our patient information and transmit critical messages without worrying if we are violating a policy or regulation. In fact, our Business and Benefits departments have been using it in full force with no complaints. It's been a great, great help."

Despite being critical for businesses, e-mail encryption has not been ready for wide deployment due to compatibility issues and onerous user requirements. CipherTrust's solution is easy to deploy and administer and provides automated policy enforcement and encryption capabilities at the gateway. Using CipherTrust's SWD, BHC end-users can execute simple yet necessary tasks within the interface, such as print e-mails and add attachments. The automated password management system eliminates administrator intervention from the password generation and retrieval process. Additionally, BHC is planning to customize its secure delivery environment so that e-mails can be sent to patients reminding them of appointments and annual check-up deadlines.

"Outbound messaging security has been an essential component of CipherTrust's solution from the very beginning,," said Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman and Founder at CipherTrust. "Like Baptist Health Care, many of our customers are subject to regulations such as HIPAA, SOX and GLBA, so having automated encryption and policy enforcement capabilities is critical to preventing violations without relying on end-users to make decisions about what should or should not be encrypted."

About Baptist Health Care

Headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, Baptist Health Care is a network of hospitals, nursing homes, mental health facilities and outpatient centers serving northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization has its origins in the 1951 opening of Baptist Hospital, now a 492-bed tertiary care facility providing a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and obstetrical services. Baptist Hospital Inc. was a recipient of the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Focused on customer service and convenient, quality care, Baptist Health Care is a national leader in patient satisfaction. The corporation has made Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for four consecutive years.

About CipherTrust, Inc.

CipherTrust, Inc., the global market leader in messaging security, provides innovative layered security solutions to stop inbound messaging threats such as spam, viruses, intrusions and phishing, and protect against outbound policy and compliance violations. CipherTrust's integrated best-of-breed capabilities deliver maximum availability and unmatched security, effectiveness and enterprise manageability across multiple messaging protocols including e-mail and instant messaging. Recognized by IDC as the market leader, CipherTrust operates in 40 countries and protects the messaging infrastructure of more than 1,600 customers worldwide, including more than one-third of the Fortune 500. CipherTrust is backed by top-tier investors including Battery Ventures and Greylock Partners. For more information about CipherTrust, please visit www.ciphertrust.com or call 877-448-8625.

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