Benzinga | Aug 11, 2021 04:53PM EDT

Benefitfocus Achieves HITRUST CSF Certification to Enhance Third-Party Privacy, Security and Compliance for Customer Data

Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT), an industry-leading benefits technology platform that simplifies benefits administration for employers, health plans and brokers, today announced its core benefits administration platform Benefitplace for both Employers and Health Plans has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.





HITRUST CSF Certified status demonstrates that Benefitplace for Employers and Benefitplace for Health Plans have met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places Benefitfocus in an elite group of organizations worldwide that have earned this certification. By including federal and state regulations, standards and frameworks, and incorporating a risk-based approach, the HITRUST CSF helps organizations address these challenges through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and scalable security controls.

"Achieving the HITRUST certification allows us to deliver the highest degree of data protection to our customers. The process to earn the HITRUST certification is rigorous and I am proud of our ability to meet the stringent standards for key security controls and requirements," said Ravi Metta, executive vice president of product and engineering at Benefitfocus.

"In today's ever-changing threat landscape, HITRUST is continually innovating to find new and creative approaches to address challenges," said Jeremy Huval, Chief Innovation Officer, HITRUST. "Benefitfocus' HITRUST CSF Certification is evidence that they are at the forefront of industry best practices for information risk management and compliance."