"Sookasa is challenging the traditional security notion that you have to trade usability for security by offering compliance ready, on-demand, enterprise-grade data encryption, access control, and tracking to users in any business vertical using the native application interface and experience," said David Monahan, Research Director, Security and Risk Management at Enterprise Management Associates. After a quick installation process, Sookasa users enjoy the natural user experience of their favorite cloud services without ever noticing their files are being encrypted and decrypted in the background. Sookasa controls and audits file accesses across devices and users according to HIPAA and FERPA standards. With Sookasa, files are encrypted anywhere they are placed, including on the cloud, mobile devices and desktops, and remain encrypted even when shared externally. With today's launch, for the first time, organizations have a self-service turnkey encryption and compliance solution that enables their employees to safely use their favorite mobile devices and cloud services. Current encryption solutions require heavy IT resources, restrict user freedom and significantly hurt user experience, and are therefore not suitable for smaller agile businesses. This creates a significant challenge in regulated industries such as healthcare, education, legal and finance because the loss of a single device that is connected to a cloud account can cause a catastrophic data breach and significant legal liability. Sookasa enables professionals to natively use their favorite cloud services, such as Dropbox and Gmail, and mobile devices, while transparently encrypting sensitive data and addressing regulations such as HIPAA and FERPA.Ĭloud services such as Dropbox, Box and Gmail scatter and duplicate files across multiple devices and shared folders. More information can be found here.SAN MATEO, CA-(Marketwired - Apr 2, 2014) - Sookasa, Inc., an innovator in compliance for popular cloud applications and mobile devices, today introduced Sookasa Cloud Compliance Service™, the industry's first Compliance as a Service™ solution that radically simplifies the protection of sensitive files across popular cloud services and mobile devices. The product, which underwent security and HIPAA auditing by information security advisory firm Praetorian, is available for $10 per person per month or $100 per person per year. Overall, the product is easy to use and well-accepted by coaches, and is an excellent complement to Dropbox hosting services, he adds. The health coaches have access to protected health information such as demographic and health content. And, some hosting companies may not sign HIPAA business associate agreements, but Sookasa does.Įngaged Health Solutions, a Chicago-based firm offering health coaching and wellness education to large employers to improve overall employee health status, has used Sookasa for a about a year, says Nelson Bowers, director of operations. Sookasa fills a security hole, according to Cidon, because file hosting companies may encrypt their servers, but still may have access to data that could be read by employees. Sookasa also raised $6.65 million in two funding rounds. Because the product uses the Software as a Service model, early adopters found the beta version on the web and worked with the company on refining it. San Mateo, Calif.-based Sookasa has operated under the radar for a couple of years developing the technology and has had dozens of users testing it, says CEO Asaf Cidon. Windows and Mac users can work with files while encrypted. In addition, only other people authorized by the user can access data. The service enables users of cloud-based hosting services such as Dropbox and Gmail, as well as desktop and mobile devices, to have a higher level of data security by being able to download information to an unencrypted device and have it encrypted during transit and while on the device. has announced general availability of Sookasa Compliance as a Service, which encrypts files wherever they are and while in transit.
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