AmerisourceBergen uses the Netskope Security Cloud to secure sensitive healthcare records, ensuring compliance with industry standards such as HIPAA and GDPR
LOS ALTOS, Calif. — August 8, 2018 — Netskope, the leader in cloud security, today named pharmaceutical company and Fortune 20 member AmerisourceBergen as the winner of the inaugural Cloud Security Excellence Award, recognizing the organization’s commitment to secure cloud enablement. The award acknowledges the challenges faced by AmerisourceBergen and its peers within the healthcare sector, which are tasked with protecting sensitive patient data and complying with strict compliance standards such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Through its use of the Netskope Security Cloud, AmerisourceBergen enables its employees to take full advantage of the cloud and web, without jeopardizing security.
The Netskope Security Cloud helps the world’s largest enterprises, including 25 percent of the Fortune 100, take full advantage of the cloud and web, eliminating blind spots by going deeper than any other security solution to quickly target and control activities across thousands of cloud services and millions of websites. With full visibility and control architected in one cloud, customers benefit from comprehensive data protection that guards data everywhere and advanced threat protection that stops elusive attacks.
AmerisourceBergen provides pharmaceutical products and business solutions that improve access to care worldwide. The company works with tens of thousands of healthcare providers, veterinary practices and livestock producers, to enable the delivery of millions products daily. Through its service offerings from over 21,000 associates across the globe, AmerisourceBergen is committed to creating a healthier future.
The Netskope Cloud Security Excellence Award specifically recognizes the work of Umesh Yerram, Chief Data Protection Officer at AmerisourceBergen, and Arvin Bansal, AmerisourceBergen’s Director of Cyber Governance, Strategy & Risk. Under their leadership, AmerisourceBergen has been able to optimize its cloud strategy while protecting sensitive data such as protected health information.
“The cloud helps businesses move faster and be more productive, so it is encouraging to see innovative companies in the healthcare industry like AmerisourceBergen take a forward-looking approach to safely enabling cloud services,” said Sanjay Beri, founder and CEO, Netskope. “AmerisourceBergen’s approach mirrors the Netskope philosophy so closely, and it is an honor to award them with our inaugural Cloud Security Excellence Award.”
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