Key features of Pano System virtual desktops for the Insurance industry include:
- Centralized management and security control supports security policy enforcement and monitoring, including enabling and disabling of Pano Remote keys and restrictions on end-user capabilities to lock-down standard desktop configurations and settings.
- True Zero Client endpoint with no OS or even a processor capable of running software, the Pano Zero Client provides a completely secure endpoint that is immune to viruses and other malware.
- Remote trouble-shooting and problem resolution eliminate need to travel to remote work sites or branch offices for on-site support calls, improving both help desk productivity and reducing employee downtime.
- Peripheral Lock-down allows locally connected USB peripherals to be disabled, preventing users from copying confidential financial or client records to removable storage.
- Secure remote access via Pano Remote and Pano Gateway, using the well established SSL encryption protocol to securely communicate across the Internet without costly and complex VPN hardware and software.
Benefits from Pano System virtual desktops for the Insurance industry include:
- Data loss/theft prevention across the entire desktop chain, ensuring that sensitive financial records never leave the data center.
- Remote/branch office support with remote management and on-premises configuration support boosts IT productivity and reduces downtime in distributed insurance agency offices.
- Remote/branch office support with remote management and on-premises configuration support boosts IT productivity and reduces downtime in distributed insurance agency offices.
- Strong security management, monitoring, and control over clients and network transmissions ensures compliance with data security and records retention policies.
Pano System zero client virtual desktop help insurance providers ensure compliance with the following regulations and guidelines:
- State Insurance Regulations enforced by administrative Departments of Insurance agencies in each state, covering data security and privacy for insurance companies doing business from eachfor financial and business records of publicly traded firms, ensuring adequate controls over financial reporting and disclosure.
- FACTA - Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, a federal law designed to minimize the risk of identity theft and consumer fraud by enforcing the proper destruction of consumer information.
- GLBA - Gramm Leach Bliley Act protecting the privacy of individual customers' financial information, enforced by the Federal Trade Commission.
- PCI - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards defines information security standards for enterprise hardware, software, processes and policies to protect for client billing credit card records.
- SOX - Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 for financial and business records of publicly traded firms, ensuring adequate controls over financial reporting and disclosure.
- Records Retention - internal company polices for records retention, archiving and destruction supported by storage-free Pano Zero Clients, ensuring that no local or off-site copies of records exist outside of records retention policy enforcement.