VDI and desktop virtualization are being implemented for many reasons these days, including strong security. Outside of the obvious needs in government, the intelligence community and the military, is there a need for desktop-virtualization-based strong security in the enterprise, such as healthcare and finance?
The short answer is, yes! I have encountered a number of people who ask me “Who, besides intelligence agencies and military, really needs the level of strong security zero clients offer?” Admittedly, I had the same question when we first began development work on our own zero client products, such as the Cirrus LT zero client laptop. Fact is, there are many industries which are severely impacted by data theft every day. More and more often we hear about security breaches and data leaks with catastrophic consequences.
Consider the healthcare industry. Healthcare providers are constantly accessing sensitive patient records with very personal information. Zero clients allow you to enable a remote or mobile worker and still comply with HIPAA, PHI and ePHI by restricting the ability to download and store data locally. Nothing stored, nothing lost.
The financial services industry is another candidate for zero clients. Some of the recent legislation and security requirements enacted by lawmakers carry personal liability penalties when data is lost or stolen. Data security and protection is at the top of every CIO's agenda today and that will continue to be there for the foreseeable future.
If you would like to learn more about zero clients and how they help solve the data security problems in today’s data-driven world of the enterprise, download our brochure on Protecting Healthcare Information.
