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Kaye-Smith has applied for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody
(CoC) Certification. This certification provides a system for tracking
certified wood from the forest through each stage of production and
distribution to the point of sale. CoC certification provides assurance to our
customers and to the public that the paper products bearing the FSC label was
produced from a certified “well-managed” forest. Some benefits you can expect from this FSC certification include:
• Kaye-Smith will further distinguish itself in the marketplace for supporting
responsible forestry.
• It allows us access to markets requiring FSC certification.
• It allows us to use the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal and FSC trademarks on certified products and promotional material.
• Kaye-Smith will appear on a list of certified companies.
Kaye-Smith continues to find ways to help improve the environment in which we
live.
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ISO 27001:2005 from the International Organization for Standardization is the
formal standard used for certifying Information Security Management Systems.
Its purpose is to serve as the foundation for third party information security
audits. It is process oriented. To achieve certification, an organization’s Information Security Management System must be audited by an assessor who
works for a certification body that is accredited by the National Accreditation
Organization for our relevant geography. It attests that an organization is
substantially compliant with security standards.
Kaye-Smith has earned ISO 27001 Certification
Here are some of the benefits ISO 27001 brings to Kaye-Smith:
• It serves as a valuable framework for resolving security issues
• It enhances client confidence and perception of Kaye-Smith
• It enhances our subcontractors and vendors confidence and perception of
Kaye-Smith
• It provides confidence that we have managed risk in our own security
implementation
• It enhances security awareness within Kaye-Smith
• It assists in the development of best practice
• It improves time management, accountability, and efficiency
• It insures against major failure and ensures Business Continuity
How is ISO 27001 and SAS 70 different? Some might say that having SAS 70 is the
way to avoid having every Kaye-Smith managed security service client perform
its own audit of Kaye- Smith. SAS 70 is NOT recommended for security purposes.
It isn’t actually a measure of security; it’s a measure of financial controls.
The Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) requires that companies verify the accuracy of
their financial statements and establishes SAS 70 Type 2 audits as a way to
verify that third-party providers meet those needs. A SAS 70 audit does not
rate a company’s security controls against a particular set of defined best practices. ISO
27001 does exactly that. ISO 27001 forces us to assess our security risks and
rectify them on an ongoing basis as measured against a set of prescribed
standards supported by written policies and procedures. Kaye-Smith has taken
the steps to become ISO Certified so that we can continue to grow our business
in a marketplace that wants to outsource, but only if a secure environment can
be proven. Kaye-Smith is that Document Solutions Outsource provider.
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The Financial Services industry is learning about the benefits of working with
Kaye- Smith. Banks, credit unions, and insurance companies have become a
significant part of Kaye-Smith’s client base for good reason. Kaye-Smith is a very secure organization,
providing all the safeguards legally required for financial data exchange. We
have achieved both the SAS 70 Type 2 Audit Report and ISO 27001 Certification
for Information Security Management. Kaye-Smith has a very experienced Data
Management and Mail Services department who have specialized in working with
financial market organizations for years. All services from sales, to form
design, manufacture and warehousing, to data management, laser imaging, letter
shop services and fulfillment are all conducted within the same Kaye-Smith
facilities. This insures the safeguards required are seriously controlled and
that the timing of the jobs is the specific responsibility of Kaye-Smith.
From a sales perspective the time required to develop a financial services
client can be quite long. However, our experience in this market coupled with a
good reputation with existing clientele makes Kaye-Smith a very attractive
solution. Our relationships within this market becomes extremely deep as we
become an extension of their operations.
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Kaye-Smith has successfully completed and obtained both SAS 70 Type I and Type
II Reviews.
The SAS 70 Review is a report designed to provide information and assurance
about controls within Kaye-Smith to our customers and their auditors.
The benefits of a SAS 70 Review include:
• Satisfying customer Sarbanes-Oxley 404 requirements
• Satisfying customer audit requirements
• Compliance with other regulatory requirements
• Satisfying contract requirements
• Documentation and testing of the internal control structure
• Streamlining business processes and controls
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Kaye-Smith has purchased Olympic Data Services, Inc., effective December of
2006. Kaye-Smith is eager to welcome the talented staff of this respected
company into our family. Started in 1977, Olympic Data Services added mailing
services in 1992, becoming a full service provider. Specializing in statement
processing and printing, Olympic Data will blend perfectly into Kaye-Smith’s extensive offerings.
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In the last 10 years significant information security legislation has been
passed affecting every
American. Here are a few that you may recall:
• Homeland Security Act of 2002
• USA Patriot Act of 2001
• Intelligence Authorization Act of 2002
• Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
• Bank Secrecy Act
• Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act
• Electronic Funds Transfer Act
• Expedited Funds Availability Act
• Federal Reserve Act
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
• Home Owner’s Loan Act
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)
• Bank Service Company Act
• Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers
• Bank Protections Act
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
With the customers we serve at Kaye-Smith, HIPAA, GLBA, and SOX, along with
their related security and privacy safeguards, are laws we have to deal with on
a daily basis for purposes of security.
We have also had to make some adjustments and be aware of the changes brought
about by the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act. Since these legislative
acts play such an important role in how our clients are doing business, it is
important that we understand what they are and what they mean.
HIPAA – The HIPAA Security Standards Rule, which went into effect in April 2005,
requires health-care covered entities to maintain administrative, technical,
and physical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of electronic health information. It requires protection against
any reasonably anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of
such information; and to protect against any unauthorized uses or disclosures
of such information.
GLBA – Gramm-Leach-Bliley requires financial institutions to have an information
security plan that contains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards
to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal consumer
information. Covered entities are required to implement information security
programs to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer information,
protect against anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of
such information, and protect against unauthorized access to or use of such
information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any
customer.
SOX – Sarbanes-Oxley authorizes the Security Exchange Commission to prescribe
regulations requiring entities that produce annual financial reports to contain
a report on the firm’s internal financial controls. Section 404 of this Act specifies what those
controls must be.
Check 21 – as Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act is often called, is designed to
foster innovation in the payments system and to enhance its efficiency by
reducing some of the legal impediments to check truncation. The law facilitates
check truncation by creating a new negotiable instrument called a substitute
check, which permits banks to truncate original checks, to process check
information electronically, and to deliver substitute checks to banks that want
to continue receiving paper checks. A substitute check is the legal equivalent
of the original check and includes all the information contained on the
original check. The law does not require banks to accept checks in electronic
form nor does it require banks to use the new authority granted by the Act to
create substitute checks. For purposes of character recognition and legal
recognition (CAR/LAR) this Act does affect how checks are designed for those
participating entities.
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