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Driven by an unwavering commitment to patient safety, privacy, and operational excellence, Emerson Health provides advanced medical services that meet the highest standards of care to an entire region within Massachusetts. As a trusted provider, their innovative approach integrates medical practices to deliver exceptional care and protect patients and healthcare operations against cyber threats.
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.”
Joe Ferrari
Chief Information Security Officer, Emerson Health
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.
Identified and assisted in remediating security issues utilized by real-world attackers
Improved the organization’s cybersecurity preparedness and response capabilities
Customized solutions to ensure remediation strategies were actionable and addressed Emerson’s business challenges
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