Sookasa Launches a Cloud Encryption Capability that Lets Users Securely Receive Files from Anyone

SAN MATEO, CA (PRWEB) February 02, 2015

Cloud security company Sookasa, Inc. has added a breakthrough capability to its portfolio of data encryption services, now allowing customers to securely receive documents from anyone, including non-users of Sookasa.

Sookasa provides seamless Dropbox encryption and facilitates HIPAA- and FERPA-compliant use of the cloud, enabling users to securely store, sync, and share confidential files. The companys new secure receipt capability joins the previously released secure sending feature to form Sookasas new File Delivery platformthe seminal one-way sharing suite designed to eliminate the need for high-risk email or clunky faxes to exchange information. Sookasa's encryption solution now addresses every step of the sharing process to ensure compliance.

Receiving information from clients has long posed a security challenge to businesses in regulated industries, said Asaf Cidon, CEO and co-founder of Sookasa. No matter how many precautions businesses take to secure and send data responsibly, their own customers can undermine these efforts by relying on easy modes of transferespecially emailwithout regard for security of their own data. We deliver file encryption on non-users termsthey dont need to have Sookasa or Dropbox to take advantage of both services.

For the first time, content can be automatically encrypted and delivered securely by non-users, with no download or setup required by the sender. Each Sookasa user has a unique secure receipt URL that they can share with others.

For example, if a patient needs to send sensitive health information to her doctor, she simply clicks the link provided by her physician and uploads the document. Its seamlessly encrypted by Sookasa, and the file is transferred directly to a secure subfolder in the Sookasa users account.

Don Murray, a criminal defense attorney and founding partner of New York firm Shalley & Murray, uses Sookasa to receive critical case documents from clients. Im thrilled to have Sookasas secure uploads capability, Murray said. Its become a competitive advantage with clients, allowing me to distinguish myself from other lawyers who dont care as much about security and still rely on email.

Jayson Hanelius, director of behavioral health agency Positive Services for Kids, said Sookasa's new feature has made sharing files and collaborating in a HIPAA-compliant environment easier. Its changed how we do thingswe used to rely completely on faxingand has made communicating much simpler, Hanelius noted. Electronic communication is vital to us, because were not actually meeting in a central location. With Sookasa, I have real-time insight into the work of my 28 clinicians who are out in the field seeing patients and sending me files.

The File Delivery suite, like the rest of Sookasas solutions, is geared toward putting the onus on technology to ensure effortless compliance.

This is a key tool for users who need to give their own customers confidence that their personal information is being protected, but without the inconvenience of making them find a way to secure the information on their end, Cidon said.

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