Visibility into all segments of the network is crucial, and a mature zero-trust architecture includes orchestration tools that automate monitoring, management and threat response. 

It’s a compelling approach for healthcare organizations faced with new security challenges such as the rise of telemedicine, an increasingly mobile or remote workforce, smart medical devices and services under third-party management, Nicholson says.

Restrict Device Access to Mitigate Security Risks

After its simulated malware attack, Interfaith developed a two-pronged zero-trust strategy. The medical center had already been running the VMware NSX platform, which supported the data center side of microsegmentation and provided orchestration capabilities. 

On the physical side, Interfaith chose an Extreme Networks network access control appliance to manage device policies at a granular level. 

A zero-trust deployment throughout the Interfaith network took nearly two years because of the painstaking groundwork required, says Frenz. His team first inventoried the nearly 5,000 devices on the medical center network, then traced all the ways the devices communicated with each other, with…

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SAN JOSE, Calif., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today RedSeal (www.redseal.net) announced its cyber terrain analytics platform won the MedTech Breakthrough Award for best overall healthcare cybersecurity solution. This builds on a recent TAG Cyber study that confirms the platform – which automates cybersecurity fundamentals – is well-suited to meet the cybersecurity needs of modern healthcare organizations for cyber visibility, compliance and risk management.

The current health crisis has forced employees across healthcare and telemedicine organizations to work remotely, prompting hackers to target Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and conduct password-spraying attacks on the healthcare sector and other essential services. As a result, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint alert on May 13 raising concern for cybersecurity threats targeting organizations addressing COVID-19.

To ensure the remote workforce has access to the appropriate applications and systems while maintaining the same level of security posture and compliance as before, RedSeal launched its Secure Remote Work Assessment….

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