Security Management

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Security is about managing access to protected resources, and preventing applications from causing instability in a system. Applications must respect appropriate boundaries when dealing with data, hardware, and other software components, particularly in the healthcare industry.

With the rollout of HIPAA, it is no longer enough to protect your systems through a basic hardware or software firewall. Today, you must concentrate on who actually handles the information and how it is actually stored to ensure it is well protected.

When you're looking to distribute authoring, it is important that you be able to allow access to only those areas that you want to. VitalSite's Security Management component offers the perfect solution - roles-based security that can be as global or as granular as you wish.

For System Administrators

• Definable security roles
  Distribute authoring to allow access to only those areas of the site that you want to.
• Custom user profiles
  Each system user can be assigned a unique username and password, along with a detailed profile including name, title and contact information.
• Automatic email notifications
  Sign up to receive HTML or text email notifications when a page has been modified, including notes about the changes and a link directly to its location in VitalSite.
• Content and module access
  Utilizing an integrated roles hierarchy, administrators can be assigned to author and/or approve content on any page, anywhere. Module managers, such as "Gift Shop Manager", can have sole access to the gift shop product library, ensuring your team stays focused on their areas of the site.

Overall System Features

• Multi-site management
  Administrators can also be assigned to manage content and/or modules on one or more Websites within the system.
• Secure, HIPAA-compliant access
  VitalSite's security infrastructure was designed to be highly secure. All transmission and confidential data is encrypted. Access and activities are logged, and can be restricted as necessary to meet your organization's security criteria.
• Custom security access
  Provide key administrators with “total access” to the system globally by simply clicking a checkbox.
• Instant Extranet
  Easily assign users access to your secure Extranet(s) within VitalSite with one click.