Since implementing PasswordCourier, more than 80% of Partners Healthcare employees have reset and strengthened passwords. The company expects 100% of its employee population will successfully reset and strengthen passwords by the end of the year.
By implementing PasswordCourier, Partners provides its diverse workforce, which includes clinical and administrative employees, students and a large non-employee population, with the ability to change passwords from anywhere in the world via the internet or through a web-based portal.
As part of its commitment to a best practices security strategy, Partners periodically conducts internal and external audits to evaluate corporate security and determine areas that could be enhanced to strengthen security practices. Password management has been cited in past audits as a potential vulnerability in the security infrastructure.
John Grimm, director of director of healthcare market strategy at Courion, said: Password management is a critical component of any best practice based identity management program, ensuring that the workforce, regardless of location, has the access to applications required to do their job effectively. PasswordCourier is part of a complete suite of solutions focused on driving security and compliance. With this implementation, Partners is continuing its policy of providing a best practices approach to identity management and security.
