Breaking Silos: How SOC and Compliance Teams Can Transform Healthcare Security
Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and Compliance teams may seem like natural allies in healthcare cybersecurity. Both are tasked with limiting risk, protecting an organization from cyber threats, and staying on the right side of regulatory standards. Despite their similar goals, however, SOCs and Compliance teams don’t always have strong partnerships. This presents a missed opportunity […]
How Mature is your Healthcare SOC?
To combat increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats, healthcare entities must transition their Security Operations Center (SOC) from a reactive resource to a proactive and predictive force. But a SOC, especially in healthcare, doesn’t reach optimum levels overnight. In this post, we explore the evolutionary stages of SOC maturity, offering key insights on how healthcare organizations can […]
EscalationIQ: Leveling Up Cybersecurity Escalations
Cyber threats are evolving rapidly, creating a unique challenge for healthcare –– balancing the need for robust cybersecurity while ensuring uninterrupted patient care. At Fortified Health Security, we believe technology alone isn’t enough; a human-centered approach is critical to achieving true cybersecurity resilience. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce EscalationIQ, the latest enhancement of our […]
The Critical Role of Healthcare Cybersecurity Escalations
Healthcare cybersecurity is personal. That’s because it’s not just about protecting data; it’s about protecting lives. The stakes in healthcare are high, so effective healthcare cybersecurity escalations are crucial to ensuring patient safety and maintaining operational integrity. A breach can disrupt everything, from essential services to critical treatments to private patient information. That’s why […]
Why Tactics Matter in Cybersecurity: Rethinking the Way Healthcare Defends
In a recent Fortified Health Security webinar, T.J. Ramsey, Senior Director of Threat Operations, delivered a pointed message: strategy alone won’t protect healthcare organizations from cyber criminals. Tactical execution is what makes the difference. As cyber threats grow in speed, scale, and sophistication, it’s not just about knowing what to do, but about having the […]
Why Healthcare Needs a Different Kind of SOC
What works in a traditional SOC can fail in a hospital, and the consequences are far more human. During Fortified Health Security’s recent webinar, Alerts to Action: The Needs of a Healthcare SOC, Fortified’s VP of Threat Services, Preston Duren, and Director of Threat Defense, Jake Bice, took a deeper dive into the differences between […]
How Managed XDR Strengthened Cyber Defense at a Vermont Hospital
In rural northeastern Vermont, where resources are limited and teams wear multiple hats, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) faced a familiar cybersecurity challenge: too much noise and inadequate protection. To address this, they turned to managed xdr solutions. “Before XDR, I was up every night,” said Michael DeCota, NVRH’s Senior Infrastructure Architect & Security Analyst. […]
Proven Ways to Strengthen Active Directory Security
There are essentially three threat paths that bad actors take to access an Active Directory in order to compromise and control a hospital system: social engineering, third-party compromise, and system vulnerability compromise. In our new webinar, Intermountain Health’s cybersecurity director, Shawn Anderson, explores proven ways to strengthen Active Directory security by thwarting intruders’ attempts to […]
Iredell Health Sees Major Benefits from an Outsourced SOC
When a bank or large retailer experiences a cyberattack, there can be financial repercussions, but no one’s health is in jeopardy. That’s not the case with hospitals. What works in a traditional Security Operations Center (SOC) can fail in a hospital setting, with life-or-death consequences. That’s why Iredell Health System recently transitioned to a 24/7 […]
Why Healthcare Vulnerability Threat Management Breaks Down and How to Fix It
Fortified has a new webinar that explores why Vulnerability Threat Management (VTM) in the healthcare space is too important to be conducted haphazardly. It’s critical to find a tool that lets you prioritize vulnerabilities, spot trends instantly, and quickly filter by vulnerability type and severity. The Reality of Vulnerability Overload Without such a tool, managing […]