MedicalSOC: Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector
NgSecurity, the Italian provider of managed cyber resilience and security services, has decided to introduce its MedicalSOC offering to the public and private healthcare market.
In a digital transformation landscape where technological environments are increasingly interconnected, we are facing an ever-evolving threat scenario, and the cyber risks healthcare systems must deal with are growing exponentially.
The issue has been addressed at the European Union level and, within the regulatory framework defined by the European Union in 2016, through the publication of two directives that Member States have implemented or are still implementing, a new European strategic framework against the risk of incidents affecting computer networks and information systems was established.
The continuous monitoring service (24/7) provided by a SOC (Security Operations Center) specialized in the healthcare sector for the protection of both IT and OT networks, through the use of dedicated software and specialized expertise, has now become an essential requirement for all medical facilities using electromedical equipment.
The goal is to protect corporate data (information, patient data, know-how, etc.) as well as IT and operational infrastructures, through a service offering focused on risk management, protection against cyber attacks, proactive incident detection, and mitigation of their impact . Since, within the healthcare sector, IT departments (IT networks) and operational technology environments (Operational Technology networks, OT) are often managed separately by different departments, MedicalSOC represents the ideal solution for implementing secure protection against cyber threats targeting networks and information systems that support healthcare services and OT networks composed of medical devices.
These devices, increasingly digital and interconnected, provide innovative and highly effective functionalities and benefits for both patients and medical staff. However, because they are not natively designed with dedicated cybersecurity protection features, they are vulnerable and can be easily identified by hackers as targets for cyber attacks originating both internally and externally.
MedicalSOC provides protection against cyber attacks targeting medical devices through the adoption of measures designed to identify and remediate potential risks, thereby minimizing the possibility of technology disruptions. The inventory of medical devices also provides detailed information on device usage, supporting resilient management of the engineering department and optimizing healthcare expenditure related to electromedical equipment under the responsibility of healthcare management. The generated reports include information about the operational status of each device (operating times, usage modes, certifications), along with recommendations for corrective and/or improvement actions aligned with current European requirements on the subject. All information is archived within a dedicated repository accessible to authorized third parties.
What is MedicalSOC?
MedicalSOC is a Security Operations Center specialized in the healthcare sector, where the protection of patient data, IT systems, and infrastructures is critical.
The SOC for the healthcare sector aims to ensure security and protection against cyber threats that may have serious consequences for both patients and healthcare organizations.
The distinctive feature of MedicalSOC is that, in addition to protecting the IT network of healthcare facilities, it also secures the OT network through specialized expertise and dedicated software for monitoring electromedical devices.
Electromedical devices are becoming increasingly digital, intelligent, and interconnected. They provide new functionalities and significant benefits for both patients and healthcare organizations.
Many of these devices are often expensive, have a long lifecycle, and were designed without considering cybersecurity requirements. As a result, they are exposed to serious vulnerabilities originating both inside and outside the healthcare facility.
Standard security tools are not able to properly identify medical devices, nor effectively manage them or analyze their vulnerabilities.
It is therefore necessary to use systems capable of monitoring the exchange of information between electromedical devices and the clinical engineering departments that operate them, in order to create a resilient healthcare delivery system.
In addition, issues related to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability must not be overlooked. Their protection is the fundamental requirement for safeguarding an extremely valuable asset.
È per questo necessario estendere i controlli e la governance normalmente dedicati alla sicurezza IT anche all’interno dell’ambiente clinico.
Quali sono gli aspetti fondamentali di MedicalSOC?
Gli aspetti chiave del servizio SOC nel settore medico sono:
- Protezione dei dati dei pazienti.
MedicalSoc protegge le informazioni mediche riservate e i dati personali dei pazienti da accessi non autorizzati, furti o violazioni della privacy. I sistemi informativi sono monitorati per rilevare e prevenire incidenti di violazione dei dati.
- Prevenire gli attacchi ransomware: il settore sanitario è spesso il bersaglio di attacchi ransomware che possono bloccare l’accesso ai dati medici e compromettere la cura dei pazienti. MedicalSoc monitora il traffico di rete, analizza i registri eventi e rileva tentativi di infezione da ransomware e attività sospette, riducendo al minimo il rischio di tali attacchi.
- Conformità normativa: il settore sanitario è soggetto a rigide leggi e regolamenti sulla protezione dei dati, come RODO e HIPAA.
- Il SOC nel settore medico assiste le organizzazioni mediche nel rispetto dei controlli di sicurezza e conformità dei dati.
- Monitoraggio dell'infrastruttura medica. MedicalSoc monitorizza continuamente i sistemi, le reti e le applicazioni mediche per rilevare vulnerabilità, anomalie e irregolarità della sicurezza. Queste misure aiutano a identificare e rimediare ai potenziali rischi, riducendo al minimo il rischio di interruzioni nella disponibilità dei servizi medici.
Quali sono i benefici di MedicalSOC?
- Una visibilità completa delle risorse IoMT con la visibilità completa sui dispositivi sanitari connessi.
- Identifica le vulnerabilità presenti nel tuo ambiente sanitario e ti fornisce le informazioni necessarie per dare priorità agli sforzi di risoluzione dei rischi.
- Identifica le vulnerabilità nei dispositivi medici e valuta il rischio posto da ciascuna vulnerabilità attraverso un quadro di rischio personalizzato.
- Assegna le priorità e le linee guida di mitigazione per la risoluzione dei rischi del dispositivo.
- Fornisce una roadmap di segmentazione della rete necessaria per implementare l'architettura Zero Trust che isola il tuo ambiente sanitario dalle minacce informatiche.
- Personalizza la tua strategia di difesa informatica con raccomandazioni sulle policy di sicurezza basate su fattori situazionali unici.
- Rileva le minacce.
- Monitorizza continuamente il traffico di rete per individuare eventuali indicatori di compromissione.
- Medicalsoc aiuta a rilevare, dare priorità e rispondere alle minacce prima che possano avere un impatto sulla cura dei pazienti.
- Massimizza il ROI grazie alle statistiche di utilizzo dei Medical device.
