Cybersecurity for Healthcare and Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations hold highly sensitive patient data and depend on connected clinical systems where availability can affect patient safety. The combination of legacy medical devices, broad data sharing and strict privacy regulation makes healthcare a persistent target and a demanding security environment.
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Protected health information exposure
Electronic health records and related data are attractive to attackers, so access controls, encryption and monitoring around patient data are critical.
Ransomware affecting care delivery
Attacks that disable clinical or scheduling systems can disrupt patient care, making resilience, segmentation and incident response a safety issue as well as a security one.
Medical device and IoMT security
Connected and legacy medical devices often cannot be patched easily and require compensating controls and network segmentation.
Third-party and business associate risk
Data flows to billing, cloud, and partner organizations expand exposure and require vendor risk management and contractual safeguards.
Phishing and identity compromise
Large distributed clinical workforces are frequent phishing targets, so awareness, strong authentication and email controls matter.
Relevant regulations and frameworks
HIPAA ↗: The US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security and Privacy Rules, administered by HHS, set safeguards for protected health information.
HITRUST CSF ↗: A widely used control framework that maps to HIPAA and other requirements and supports third-party assurance in healthcare.
ADHICS (UAE) ↗: The Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security Standard sets security requirements for healthcare entities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
GDPR ↗: The EU General Data Protection Regulation treats health data as a special category requiring heightened protection for organizations handling EU personal data.
ISO 27001 ↗: An international standard for information security management systems used by many healthcare and life sciences organizations to structure controls.
Assessments for Healthcare
Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing
Find and prove real risk before attackers do.
Risk Assessment & Compliance Readiness
Know your risk. Be audit-ready.
IT GRC, TPRM & Audit Preparation
Govern risk, vendors, and audits in one place.
Security Architecture Reviews
Secure by design, across network and application.
Social Engineering
Test the human layer.
Attack Surface Assessments
See what an attacker sees.
Ongoing protection
How Clear Infosec engages Healthcare
Clear Infosec supports healthcare organizations with risk assessments and testing aligned to HIPAA, HITRUST or ADHICS as applicable, along with monitoring and response designed to protect patient data without disrupting clinical operations. Work is scoped with clinical continuity and patient safety in mind.
Related frameworks
Frequently asked questions
Does a security assessment help with HIPAA compliance?
The HIPAA Security Rule requires a risk analysis and reasonable safeguards. Our risk assessments and technical testing help you identify and address gaps and produce evidence to support your compliance program, though HIPAA compliance is ultimately determined by the covered entity and regulators.
What is the difference between HIPAA and HITRUST?
HIPAA is US law setting required safeguards for protected health information, while HITRUST CSF is a control framework that maps to HIPAA and other standards and can support third-party certification and assurance.
Can you assess medical devices and connected clinical systems?
We assess the security of networks and systems supporting clinical environments, including segmentation and compensating controls for legacy or unpatchable devices, with testing scoped to avoid impact to devices in clinical use.
General information, not legal or regulatory advice. Requirements are set by the relevant authorities linked above.
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