Trust is the foundation of every successful business relationship. The key is to operate in a secure manner so no one questions whether their transactions with you are vulnerable. Complying with partners’ EDI system requirements is an excellent way to build trust and demonstrate that you value security.
What Is EDI Compliance?
EDI compliance ensures your systems meet specific regulatory, partner, and industry standards for data exchange. But being compliant doesn’t automatically mean your systems are secure.
While standards like HIPAA, SOX, and PCI DSS provide guidance, they often reflect a minimum baseline; good security starts where compliance ends.
Where Compliance and Security Intersect
Here are some real-world scenarios where EDI compliance and system security overlap:
- Data Encryption: Compliance standards may require encryption of sensitive data in transit. Strong security protocols go further by ensuring encryption at rest, regular certificate renewals, and key rotation.
- Access Control: EDI compliance outlines access requirements, but system security ensures role-based access, activity logging, and identity verification are enforced at all times.
- Audit Trails: Most compliance frameworks require transaction logging. Secure EDI systems provide detailed, immutable logs for tracking suspicious activity and resolving disputes.
What Happens When EDI Compliance and Security Aren’t Aligned
When organizations treat EDI compliance as a checkbox instead of embedding it within a holistic system security strategy, they open themselves up to serious risks:
- Costly Data Breaches: Inadequate security controls can result in unauthorized access to sensitive transactional data, exposing PII, payment details, or proprietary business data.
- Regulatory Penalties: Non-compliance with frameworks like HIPAA, GDPR, or PCI DSS can lead to hefty fines, legal fees, and reputational damage.
- Lost Trading Partner Trust: EDI systems that are non-compliant or insecure can lead to rejected transactions, late deliveries, and breakdowns in partner communication.
- Business Disruption: A security incident can interrupt supply chain operations, delay order processing, and cascade into missed SLAs or revenue losses.
- Technical Debt: Failing to evolve your EDI infrastructure in line with modern security requirements results in a fragile, patchworked system that’s costly to maintain and scale.
In short, failing to unify compliance and security puts your business, data, and relationships at risk.
How Remedi Helps You Stay Compliant and Secure
Remedi specializes in helping businesses meet and exceed EDI compliance and system security standards through expert integration strategies. Here’s how we do it:
- Integration Health Checks: We assess your current EDI environment for compliance gaps, visibility limitations, and security vulnerabilities. Then, we provide a detailed improvement plan.
- Managed EDI Services: Remedi consultants manage your integration environment, applying continuous updates and security best practices so you stay compliant without lifting a finger.
- Custom Security Architecture: Whether you’re using IBM Sterling, IntelligentXchange, or another EDI platform, we design custom, scalable solutions with security and compliance built in.
- Trading Partner Onboarding: We streamline and secure the onboarding process for new partners, ensuring all connections meet data governance and protocol standards.
- Ongoing Training and Support: We equip your internal teams with the knowledge and tools they need to maintain compliance independently, even as regulations or business needs change.
From EDI analysts to IT directors, our solutions scale with your team, data, and compliance requirements.
Partner with Remedi for EDI Compliance and Security
Don't let outdated or fragmented integration systems jeopardize your compliance or security posture. Remedi is your partner in creating secure, modern, and compliant EDI ecosystems.
- Protect sensitive data
- Build trust with trading partners
- Ensure business continuity
- Future-proof your integration infrastructure
Ready to align your EDI systems with industry-leading security and compliance?
Contact Remedi today to get started.
