Actiance 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, Unified
Communications, and emerging social networks 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 Actiance solutions help companies ensure compliance for public instant messaging,
social networking, and unified communications platforms such as
Microsoft Office Communications Server and IBM Sametime in
collaborative, highly regulated environments.
| 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 eDiscovery process. |
Financial Services
(Investment Banks, Broker/Dealers, Mutual Funds, Investment
Advisors) |
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
NASD 2210, 3010/3110
SEC 17a-3 and 17a-4
SEC 204-2
NYSE 342, 372, 440
FINRA |
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 (GLBA)
USA Patriot Act (USPA)
FDIC
FINRA |
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)
Federal CIO Council |
Comply with DTM 09-026
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 Actiance offers a complete Defense-in-Depth approach for
end-to-end management, security, and compliance of real-time and
unified communications alongside Web 2.0 and social netwosk for
regulated companies. The Defense-in-Depth approach includes two key
components:
Unified Security
Gateway™ - is the only Secure Web Gateway to combine
feature and content controls of social networks alongside the
monitoring, management and security of Web 2.0 applications, such
as instant messaging and Unified Communications, with URL
filtering, anti-malware and Web anti-virus protection
Vantage - to ensure security, management
and compliance for Unified Communications - from presence and
instant messaging to conferencing and voice - to safely enhance
business productivity and retain records for compliance
purposes