As previously mentioned in the post that introduced our first set of thoughts on Internet Research Group’s (IRG) recently released research paper, “A Messaging Fabric: Case for a Messaging Infrastructure Layer,” this is post three of our IRG series that we hope you’ll continue to take some time to read and comment on.
Government regulations on enterprise IT: Why is it so important?
The nature of enterprise security regulations makes the disclosure of sensitive information something legislation is meant to control – for good reason. As IRG outlines in Section 11 in its research paper, “the convenience and immediacy that make email so valuable for improving business communications also make it very easy to inadvertently send sensitive material via email.” Sensitive content such as names of known patients of a hospital, credit card numbers or known personal addresses, need to be filtered and controlled appropriately. It’s a responsibility put on many IT decision makers: to adopt and incorporate technologies that ultimately make their messaging infrastructure nimble and flexible in order to put technologies in place that satisfy the evolving regulatory and compliance landscape.
In order to incorporate methods of identifying and managing sensitive messages, decision makers must take a close look at their “messaging fabric.” A one-size-fits-all solution can’t exist for all enterprise companies. The need for solid foundation within the messaging fabric is the first step in creating a safe and secure email backbone. Once the infrastructure is in place, applications, which will differ across the board, should be added to regulate inbound and outbound messages that might contain sensitive information.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on this subject. Feel free to comment and join in on the discussion.