Instant Messaging Archive Compliance
In today's business environment, companies are becoming particularly accountable and liable for their employee's actions and communication. Legislation has recently mandated that corporations specifically monitor and archive all employee communication. By choosing an enterprise IM solution, companies will be in compliance with:
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act -- The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that public U.S. corporations to store all company communications that could be considered business records. IM conversations will often contain business and financial information that might be called upon in audit investigations.
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) -- Specific to the healthcare industry, this act mandates that patient's personal health information be protected from unauthorized leaks. Logging all employee messages with an EIM application will make sure that no information is leaked anonymously.
- SEC Rule 17a-4 -- Requires companies to keep an archive of all digital communications, Instant Messaging included.
- Governmental and Legal Scrutiny -- In the current business state of regulation, it is now sound business practice to keep an archive of employee exchanges for the sake of litigation and governmental subpoenas.