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Enhancing Cybersecurity for a Leading European Healthcare Organization

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Executive Summary

The organization was one of the largest healthcare organizations in Europe, and it had been growing with increasing cybersecurity risks. Increasing local threats and a changing security landscape were behind these risks. In response, the organization joined hands with a cybersecurity solutions provider to implement a managed Security Operations Center (SOC). Enhanced threat detection, improved operational efficiency, and substantial cost savings allowed the organization to focus on its mission of providing quality healthcare services while maintaining a secure and compliant environment.

Business Challenge

This company works in the healthcare industry and handles sensitive data, including financial information, employee information, and patient health records. An external audit revealed that their cybersecurity safeguards were insufficient. To solve the following issues, a complete security solution was needed:

Inadequate network visibility

Lack of capacity to respond to incidents

Many of the security warnings were false positives.

Inadequate in-house resources and expertise to mitigate the evolving threat

The organization sought a business partner to strengthen its cybersecurity position since it realized the impact of an attack on its business and its brand.

Our Solution

The cybersecurity provider implemented a managed SOC solution, offering 24/7 monitoring, advanced threat detection, and incident response services tailored to the organization's needs.

Solution Objectives

Achieve comprehensive visibility into the organization's IT infrastructure.

Reduce response time to security incidents.

Minimize false positives and focus on genuine threats.

Ensure compliance with industry regulations, including GDPR.

Empower internal teams through knowledge transfer and training.

Methodology

The solution was delivered in four key phases:

Initial Assessment and Planning (Weeks 1-2)

Carried out a comprehensive network assessment to identify vulnerabilities and develop a customized security strategy.

Deployment of SOC Infrastructure (Weeks 3-6)

Set up a 24/7 SOC, integrating real-time threat detection tools and streamlining alert management systems.

Training and Knowledge Transfer (Weeks 7-8)

Conducted cyber awareness training and conducted incident response exercises to empower internal teams.

Go-Live and Continuous Optimization (Week 9 and Beyond)

Deployed the SOC and continued the process of making adjustments to maximize security.

Results

The collaboration yielded significant improvements across various metrics:

Enhanced Security Posture

Detection of nearly 93% more security events than previously reported

False positive detection was reduced by 79%. Thus, they can focus their time on the relevant threats

Stronger Operational Efficiencies

Decrease in the average time required for incident responses by 70%

Reallocation of 34% of IT capacity back to core business applications

Cost Savings

40% decrease in operating expense compared with building an internal capability

49% decrease in costs for recovering from incidents

Increased Compliance and Reduced Risk

Attained GDPR and other regulatory compliance

Risk exposure was reduced by 65%

Team and Knowledge Achievement

Improved cybersecurity knowledge and literacy among the company's employees

The team's self-sufficiency in carrying out independent cybersecurity tasks increased by 75%

Improved Customer Satisfaction

Customer satisfaction percentage increased by 11 % as services were maintained purely.

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