Healthcare Use Case

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Customer Problem / Business Objective

In the healthcare industry, cyber attacks continue to increase dramatically in terms of volume and sophistication. While many struggle to prevent ransomware attacks and outside threats that gain access to private data and internet communications, healthcare organizations are particularly susceptible and often the focus of cybercriminals.

Hospitals and other healthcare organizations have a variety of information technology needs, which can be increasingly hard to manage to deter cyber attacks. This includes more connected medical devices and legacy systems that are vulnerable to threats. Smart devices within its buildings, like smart heating and HVAC, are also targets. A healthcare organization must also protect its email system, which is a top threat for infecting systems with malware.

New research has highlighted a disturbing correlation between ransomware breaches and deteriorating patient outcomes, even leading to deaths. This underscores the critical nature of cybersecurity in healthcare. In the period from January 1, 2023, to October 31, 2023, the industry witnessed an alarming exposure or improper disclosure of over 82.6 million healthcare records, a stark increase from the 45 million records in 2021 and 51.9 million in 2022. By November 17, 2023, this number had surged past 100 million breached records. A particularly severe compromise in June 2023 affected 200 hospitals and compromised over 1.1 million records. In the UK, the National Health Service (NHS) reported 3,557 individual data breaches between April 2019 and March 2021. Remarkably, victims of medical data leaks or hacks can claim NHS data breach compensation of up to £5,000, irrespective of financial loss. These statistics not only reflect the growing frequency and severity of cyber attacks in healthcare but also highlight the profound implications for patient privacy, safety, and trust in the healthcare system.

Implementation

Healthcare providers need to protect their identities and systems by ensuring they do not click on any malicious activity while on the internet. ConcealBrowse provides ransomware protection to guard your users from malware, spear phishing and browser-based cyber threats with clientless, Zero Trust remote browser isolation. This enables users to communicate confidently and discreetly with other personnel, vendors, third parties and patients further protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and sensitive patient information.

Value Add / Solution

Proactive approach to cybersecurity.
Zero reported instances of malware or compromise of machines/networks utilizing the product.
Rapid deployment and stand up of users (~1 day).