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FaceTime offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that
address the challenge of meeting instant messaging
regulatory requirements and the security and management of
peer-to-peer file sharing, social networking other real-time
communications and Web 2.0 applications for a variety of
industries. Our solutions enable businesses to
simultaneously meet strict IM and electronic communications
compliance guidelines, secure application behavior on the
network, and manage user policy all while benefiting from
the efficiencies of a real-time business.
Government regulators are taking the issue of compliance
more seriously then ever before, imposing harsh penalties on
those that don't comply - from litigation and massive fines,
to in some cases, imprisonment. Read about the myriad of
state and federal regulations imposed by the SEC, NASD,
NYSE, FDIC, FCC, FERC, HIPAA, MiFID, as well as independent
regulating bodies like FINRA and learn how FaceTime
solutions help companies ensure compliance for public
instant messaging, social networking, and unified
communications platforms such as Microsoft Office
Communications Server and Lotus Sametime in collaborative,
highly-regulated environments.
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Industry |
Regulator/Regulation |
Impact |
| All |
US Federal Courts -
Federal Civil Rules of Procedure #26-35 |
Effective December
1, 2006, this legislation requires organizations
to keep track of these and other electronic records
and be able to produce "electronically stored information"
as part of the e-discovery process. |
Financial
Services
Investment Banks, Broker/Dealers, Mutual Funds,
Investment Advisors |
Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)
NASD 2210, 3010/3110
SEC 17-a/34
SEC 204-2
NYSE 342, 372, 440 |
IM defined as electronic
communication "book and record," required to be
logged, audited and archived. Social media
communications need to be supervised, reviewed
and retained. |
| Banking |
Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)
NASD 2210, 3010/3110
SB1386 in CA
Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLB)
USA Patriot Act (USPA)
FDIC |
IM defined as electronic
communication "book and record". GLB requires security
of customer information. USPA requires record retention
of suspicious communications associated with money
transfer and laundering. FDIC provides guidance
on security and management of IM. Learn more about
commercial banking regulations. Social media
communications need to be supervised, reviewed
and retained. |
| Federal Government |
Department of Defense
(DOD) |
DOD Directive 5015.2
sets standards for records retention, including
IM. Guidelines for Secure Use of Social Media by Federal Departments and Agencies, v1.0 |
| Life Sciences/ Healthcare |
Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
HIPAA requires retention
of patient records during clinical trials by med/pharma
companies and privacy of patient records, including
patient information shared over IM. |
| Energy |
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) |
IM defined as electronic
communication "book and record". FERC requires the
logging and auditing of transaction-related information. |
| Telecom |
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) |
Extensive record keeping
and storage requirements. Supervision and index
of books and records required. |
| Investment Services (Europe) |
Financial Services
Authority (FSA) |
Markets in Financial
Instruments Directive (MiFID): IM is required to
be recorded when orders are received over this electronic
communication medium. Data must be stored for a
three year period in a format readily accessibly
by the FSA, and it must not be possible to alter
or manipulate the records. |
Defense in Depth
Only FaceTime offers a complete Defense in Depth approach
for end-to-end management, security and compliance of IM for
regulated companies. The Defense in Depth approach includes
two key components:
IMAuditor
in the LAN to enable user policy management, hygiene (anti-spIM,
anti-virus), regulatory and corporate compliance, archiving
and logging, and identity management.
Unified Security Gateway in the LAN or the corporate DMZ to guard
against sophisticated workarounds and ensure compliant and
authorized use.
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FaceTime
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