I’ve collaborated with the DenSecure team for several years and continue to be impressed by their depth of expertise and professionalism. Their ability to deliver clear, actionable reporting — paired with a genuine commitment to educating our internal teams — has made them an indispensable partner in advancing our security program. Their creative, thorough approach consistently adds value and strengthens our overall security posture.”

Challenge

In today’s healthcare landscape, protecting patient data and hospital infrastructure is paramount. Emerson Health aims to provide patient-centric care supported by technology and recent events throughout the healthcare industry have shown that no target is immune to cyber threats. Therefore, they needed to rigorously test their security measures for resilience against sophisticated attacks. The key challenges Emerson Health faced were:

• Growing Cyber Threats: There was an increased frequency of ransomware activity and sophistication of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructures and the healthcare sector.
• Performance: Having built foundational controls and a full-time team, Emerson wanted to evaluate the performance of its controls and team in a simulated attack.
• Preparedness: Ensuring defenses were adequately developed based on their defense-in-depth strategy to be able to respond to attacks and potential compromise.

Solution

After identifying the need to evaluate and assess their cybersecurity posture, Emerson Health partnered with the DenSecure team for a comprehensive red team assessment. This assessment involved:

Delivering detailed findings and actionable remediation strategies to detect and prevent cyberattacks.

Providing Emerson Health with a realistic experience of a cyberattack.

Validation of technical controls and human processes to detect and block malicious actors.