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Security for healthcare organizations

Healthcare is the most-targeted industry for ransomware, and the only one where a security failure can disrupt patient care. EHR systems, connected medical devices, and telemedicine platforms create an attack surface where availability matters as much as confidentiality. Engagements here account for clinical operations, FDA-regulated devices, and HIPAA from the scoping call onward.

$7.42M

average cost of a healthcare data breach — the highest of any industry (IBM, 2025)

Threat Landscape

Key threats

The threat actors and techniques actively targeting healthcare organizations today, drawn from current threat intelligence and our own engagement data.

Primary risk

Ransomware Targeting Operations

Encryption attacks designed to disrupt clinical operations, lock out EHR systems, and force emergency diversions — with attackers specifically targeting healthcare during peak demand.

Threat 02

Protected Health Information Theft

Exfiltration of PHI for identity fraud, insurance fraud, and extortion. Health records command premium prices on dark web markets due to their comprehensive personal data.

Threat 03

Medical Device Exploitation

Compromise of connected medical devices — infusion pumps, imaging systems, patient monitors — that often run legacy software with limited patching capabilities.

Threat 04

Third-Party & Vendor Compromise

Breaches through medical billing services, health IT vendors, and data exchange partners that have trusted access to clinical systems and patient data.

Attack Surface

What we assess

The systems, trust boundaries, and data flows that define where an attacker spends their time.

Surfaces in scope

Mapping the
perimeter.

Each surface is enumerated, fingerprinted, and tested for known vulnerabilities plus the configuration and business-logic flaws specific to healthcare environments.

  1. 01Electronic Health Record Systems
  2. 02Connected Medical Devices
  3. 03Telehealth & Patient Portals
  4. 04Clinical Network Infrastructure
Surface 01

Electronic Health Record Systems

EHR platforms, clinical decision support tools, and health information exchange interfaces that store and process the most sensitive patient data.

Surface 02

Connected Medical Devices

IoMT devices including diagnostic equipment, patient monitoring systems, and therapeutic devices that connect to clinical networks.

Surface 03

Telehealth & Patient Portals

Virtual care platforms, patient-facing mobile applications, and web portals that handle appointment scheduling, messaging, and health data access.

Surface 04

Clinical Network Infrastructure

Converged networks supporting clinical operations, medical devices, building automation, and administrative systems with varying security requirements.

Compliance

Regulatory landscape

Compliance frameworks we map findings against so your next audit is a formality, not a fire drill.

HIPAAHITECHFDA Premarket GuidanceNIST CSF

Secure your
healthcare organization

Tell us about your environment, compliance regime, and the threat actors you're most worried about. We will design an engagement that maps directly to the risks specific to your sector.

We respond within three business days, Monday through Friday, excluding US holidays.