Foster Swift Reinforces Commitment to Client Privacy and Compliance with Zix Email Encryption
16 December 2015 - 11:35PM
Business Wire
Proactive security strategy showcases leadership in the legal
industry
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), a leader in
email data protection, announced that Foster Swift Collins &
Smith, PC (Foster Swift) has implemented Zix®
Email Encryption to secure email with sensitive data. With
clients in heavily regulated industries, such as financial
services, insurance and healthcare, Foster Swift recognized Zix
Email Encryption would best protect sensitive data and assist
clients with compliance in email.
“We take data protection seriously, and our goal is to stay
ahead of our clients’ security needs. With more awareness on the
risk of email and a broader application of regulations such as
HIPAA to business associates, email encryption was a valuable
addition to our data protection strategy,” said John Bonandrini,
Director of Information Technology. “Secure communication without
disrupting our services or frustrating our clients was critical to
our selection. Zix’s ease of use, along with its strong reputation
in finance, insurance and healthcare, reassured us that its email
encryption was the best choice.”
Zix Email Encryption is used by all U.S. federal financial
regulators, one in four U.S. banks, one in five U.S. hospitals and
more than 30 Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations. The number of
law firms that use Zix Email Encryption has steadily increased over
the last five years, and for 2015 year to date, 278 percent more
law firms started using Zix Email Encryption than in full year
2014.
The number of law firms using Zix can continue to grow, as the
most common email precaution used in the legal industry is a
confidentiality disclaimer within emails. The American Bar
Association (ABA) states in Model Rule 1.6 that when
transmitting information related to the representation of a client,
“the lawyer must take reasonable precautions to prevent the
information from coming into the hands of unintended recipients.”
Email encryption is in line with the ABA’s guidance by making
sensitive data indecipherable to unintended recipients. The
confidentiality disclaimer commonly used in the legal industry does
not prevent use of the data if intercepted and therefore may not
fulfill lawyers’ ethical or legal obligations.
“We’ve earned the trust of our clients, and to keep that trust,
we remain committed to meeting and exceeding industry standards.
The implementation of email encryption is an example of our
leadership among our peers and an extra measure that our clients
can rely on to protect their best interests,” said Bonandrini.
“As partners to business and families, lawyers are privy to a
near-endless amount of sensitive data. With so much confidential
information, law firms can be an easy target, and just like
securing office doors, file cabinets and computer networks, they
should protect sensitive emails exchanged with clients and on their
behalf,” said Rick Spurr, ZixCorp’s Chief Executive Officer.
“We appreciate Foster Swift for recognizing the need for email
encryption and trusting Zix to protect both sensitive data and
their valuable relationships with clients.”
About Foster Swift Collins & Smith
Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC is a full service law firm
founded in 1902. The firm employs 90-plus attorneys and over 100
support staff in five locations; Lansing, Detroit, Farmington
Hills, Grand Rapids and Holland. For more information about the
firm, its attorneys and to access recent publications, visit
www.fosterswift.com.
About ZixCorp
ZixCorp is a leader in email data protection. ZixCorp offers
industry-leading email encryption, a unique email DLP solution and
an innovative email BYOD solution to meet your company’s data
protection and compliance needs. ZixCorp is trusted by the nation’s
most influential institutions in healthcare, finance and government
for easy-to-use secure email solutions. ZixCorp is publicly traded
on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol ZIXI, and its
headquarters are in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit
www.zixcorp.com.
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