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Integrating the state-of-the-art technology with artificial intelligence into a Zero Trust cybersecurity strategy is the best way to prevent, monitor and respond to cyberattacks on healthcare infrastructures.

It is clear that technology has a key role to play in improving patient care, but the rise of connected devices and smart solutions for managing healthcare environments also brings with it a number of cybersecurity risks. Since the start of the pandemic, cybercriminals looking for financial gain have focused their attacks on hospitals, clinics, research facilities and pharmaceuticals. These are critical infrastructures that handle a large amount of sensitive information and any security breach or attack has a major impact on the provision of healthcare.

This impact has been seen in the recent ransomware attack on the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona, which paralyzed its emergency and surgery services. It was also evident in the cyber-attacks on Keralty, the company that owns EPS Sanitas in Colombia and manages 48 medical centers, or on the U.S.-based CommonSpirit, which operates in 140 hospitals nationwide. These are just some of the numerous examples that corroborate the fact that healthcare is the third most attacked sector, after education and government, and the one that accounts for the greatest increase in cyberattacks in 2022.

What could make an attack more likely?

For over a decade, the healthcare industry has continued to suffer the highest financial implications from security breaches, with an average of $10.10 million per incident, according to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report.

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The impact of a cyberattack on the healthcare sector has dire and even irreparable consequences with loss of life, as was the case in September 2020 at the University Hospital in Düsseldorf. A ransomware attack caused disruption to the emergency department at the facility and, as a result, a patient, who was seriously ill, died while being transferred to another hospital.

Sofistic, Cuatroochenta's cybersecurity division, specializes in critical sectors such as healthcare. It offers both preventive and proactive protection as well as an effective response to any incidents supported by the state-of-the-art software. With a wide-ranging experience and a track record of 14 years, Sofistic's team of specialists has extensive knowledge of the corrective and preventive measures a healthcare infrastructure should take to minimize risks and maximize its protection while maintaining an efficient and high-quality healthcare provision. In this type of facility, it is essential to integrate highly advanced solutions into a Zero Trust cybersecurity strategy that protects organizations through the continuous control and verification of each authentication, transaction and access to information.

3. Protection of Microsoft environments and cloud solutions.

An essential analysis of the implementation of Microsoft 365 is carried out. The platform is then adapted to each company by integrating cybersecurity tools and applying specific configurations to ensure that information is protected at all times. In addition, it is recommended to perform a multilevel analysis of the current use of cloud services, to detect possible configuration defects or open doors and thus prevent future attacks.

5. Behavioral analysis and autonomous response.

It is of the utmost importance to secure user devices in order to avoid possible attack paths. Through EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) solutions such as Crowdstrike and NDR (Network Detection and Response) such as Darktrace, visibility is obtained across all devices and the network, achieving the detection of cyber-attacks at the earliest stages thanks to the support of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. By combining these tools, we achieve the so-called XDR (Extended Detection and Response), guaranteeing a higher level of protection that covers all devices as well as the network. Additionally, thanks to solutions such as Exabeam we can collect and correlate a greater number of events that occur in the multiple layers of security.

Sofistic detects 5 security breaches in open-source healthcare management software and it is used by 100,000 centers worldwide

Cuatroochenta's cybersecurity division discovered five flaws in OpenEMR, an open-source medical management system used in healthcare centers in more than 100 countries to serve 200 million patients. This is the result of an ethical hacking research exercise to detect and report vulnerabilities before they are exploited by cybercrime. The breaches were reported to the manufacturer for resolution and were also published in the official vulnerability logs. .

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Cybersecurity · eHealth

Integrating the state-of-the-art technology with artificial intelligence into a Zero Trust cybersecurity strategy is the best way to prevent, monitor and respond to cyberattacks on healthcare infrastructures.

Ransomware is a common and costly threat to healthcare organizations.

1 in 42 healthcare organizations fell victim to a ransomware attack during the third quarter of 2022, according to data from Check Point Research.

What could make an attack more likely?

For over a decade, the healthcare industry has continued to suffer the highest financial implications from security breaches, with an average of $10.10 million per incident, according to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report.

Minimizing risk and increasing patient safety

1. Artificial intelligence against Zero Day attacks.

2. 24/7 monitoring.

3. Protection of Microsoft environments and cloud solutions.

4. Vulnerability analysis and consulting.

5. Behavioral analysis and autonomous response.

Sofistic detects 5 security breaches in open-source healthcare management software and it is used by 100,000 centers worldwide

Protect your healthcare services from cyberthreats

We can help you

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Cybersecurity · eHealth

Integrating the state-of-the-art technology with artificial intelligence into a Zero Trust cybersecurity strategy is the best way to prevent, monitor and respond to cyberattacks on healthcare infrastructures.

Ransomware is a common and costly threat to healthcare organizations.

1 in 42 healthcare organizations fell victim to a ransomware attack during the third quarter of 2022, according to data from Check Point Research.

What could make an attack more likely?

For over a decade, the healthcare industry has continued to suffer the highest financial implications from security breaches, with an average of $10.10 million per incident, according to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report.

Minimizing risk and increasing patient safety

1. Artificial intelligence against Zero Day attacks.

2. 24/7 monitoring.

3. Protection of Microsoft environments and cloud solutions.

4. Vulnerability analysis and consulting.

5. Behavioral analysis and autonomous response.

Sofistic detects 5 security breaches in open-source healthcare management software and it is used by 100,000 centers worldwide

Protect your healthcare services from cyberthreats

We can help you

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