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CLARINESS SELECTS LACEWORK TO FUTURE- PROOF CLOUD SECURITY
Lacework , the data-driven cloud security company , has announced it has been selected by Clariness , a leader in patient recruitment for clinical trials , to help futureproof security across the company ’ s cloud environments and embed a shift-left security mindset .
Clariness is constantly striving to bring new medicines and treatments by connecting patients to clinical trials across the world . To accelerate the innovation process , it operates almost entirely in the cloud , with its infrastructure on AWS . The company is in the process of moving its platforms from Kubernetes to Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service ( EKS ).
In 2021 , Clariness set out to enable its teams to work in a secure , cross-functional way . A big part of the transformation involved using scalable and intelligent solutions to augment human ability , as well as giving every employee an element of security ownership .
Clariness also wanted a tool that could help streamline its compliance processes and build its teams ’ ability to act on security alerts .
To help , Clariness chose to partner with Lacework , initially conducting an assessment which provided actionable insight into its cloud security posture . This allowed teams to benchmark and track progress against goals as it adopted best practices for compliance audits , including CIS Benchmarks and ISO 27001 .
PHYSICIANS MUTUAL SELECTS WORKDAY TO HELP TRANSFORM FINANCE
Workday , a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources , has announced that Physicians Mutual has selected Workday Financial Management , Workday Adaptive Planning , Workday Accounting Center and Workday Prism Analytics to help accelerate its digital finance transformation as it streamlines financial operations in the cloud .
Physicians Mutual is a national provider of health , life and retirement products . Headquartered in Omaha , Nebraska , the Physicians Mutual family includes Physicians Mutual Insurance Company and Physicians Mutual Life Insurance Company . The company recently launched Physicians Mutual Pet , pet insurance for cats and dogs , joining the company ’ s existing products , including Medicare Supplement , dental , life and supplemental health insurance along with coverage for funeral pre-planning .
As the organisation continues to grow , it needs a realtime , unified view of its financial data to help identify and address risk , adapt to future regulatory change and make informed business decisions .
" In our industry , we are constantly analysing data to help ensure we ’ re ahead of financial and regulatory requirements , which is why it ’ s important we create efficiencies in data sharing , analysis and reporting ," said Patty Keairnes , Assistant Vice President , Accounting at Physicians Mutual . " Workday will help streamline our processes and provide us with the financial , operational and planning data insights needed to help guide our organisation as we look to grow and adapt to an evolving regulatory landscape ."
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