Zero Trust Protection for Healthcare Systems
Protect patient data, EHRs, and critical systems with integrated privileged access management (PAM) and microsegmentation to ensure compliance and defend against cyber threats.
The biggest risk to healthcare? Not being able to deliver care. As systems become more connected, cybercriminals are targeting critical services, making breaches and ransomware inevitable. To stay secure and HIPAA-compliant, healthcare teams need stronger cyber defenses to protect both user access and network systems, ensuring smooth and continuous patient care.
The 12Port Zero Trust Platform combines Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Microsegmentation, enabling hospitals and healthcare organizations to control privileged sessions and isolate sensitive systems, stopping threats before they impact patient records or essential services.
12Port simplifies zero trust
helping you to…
Enhance Security
Reduce the attack surface by isolating critical systems, such as electronic health records (EHRs), imaging, cloud applications, and IoT devices, while enforcing least privilege access.
Safeguard Patient Data
Rotate privileged credentials, create dedicated network segments for PHI, and enforce granular access policies to safeguard patient data against unauthorized access or modification.
Secure Connected Medical Devices
Protect IoT-enabled healthcare equipment, preventing cyber threats from compromising patient care.
Reduce Ransomware Impact
Limit the spread of malware by isolating infected devices and restricting attacker movement.
Ensure Regulatory Compliance
Align with HIPAA, HITECH, and NIST security frameworks with detailed audit logs and fine-grained policy enforcement.
Protect Cloud and On-Prem Environments
Apply consistent Zero Trust security controls across hybrid healthcare IT environments, from hospital data centers to cloud-based applications.
Zero Trust Use Cases for Healthcare
Zero Trust doesn’t need to be complex or overwhelming. Healthcare organizations can start by targeting the most critical or vulnerable areas. Even small, strategic privileged access, remote access, and microsegmentation projects can deliver significant security benefits.
Protecting Patient Data
Isolate electronic health records (EHR) databases and use strict access controls and segmenting of different departments, such as billing, patient services, and medical staff, to ensure that only authorized personnel can access sensitive patient records. This reduces the risk of unauthorized access and data breaches, while also enabling detailed monitoring of any attempts to access confidential information. Hospitals and healthcare organizations can minimize the risk of data breaches, ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations, and strengthen patient confidentiality.
Securing Connected IoT and Medical Devices
Microsegmentation enables the classification and isolation of IoT and medical devices within networks, applying security policies that limit interactions based on device type and function. This prevents cyberattacks from compromising life-saving equipment and patient safety. Suspicious or unidentified devices can be confined to restricted zones to mitigate risk.
Cloud Segmentation
Microsegmentation divides cloud environments into secure, isolated zones, controlling and monitoring communication between cloud resources. This ensures that critical systems, such as EHRs, medical imaging databases, and patient management services, are separated from less sensitive resources. By controlling and monitoring communication between these cloud segments, the healthcare provider prevents unauthorized access and limits lateral movement in the event of a breach.
Protecting Network Traffic Between Healthcare Facilities (Hospitals, Clinics, Labs)
In multi-location healthcare networks, securely sharing sensitive data like medical records, test results, and imaging files between hospitals, clinics, and laboratories is essential. Segmenting and isolating network traffic between these facilities allows organizations to control data flows, ensuring that only authorized personnel and systems can access protected health information (PHI). This approach enhances security, supports HIPAA compliance, and reduces the risk of data breaches, protecting sensitive information as it moves across healthcare sites.
Controlling Privileged Access
Vault and rotate administrator and service account credentials to prevent misuse or theft. With just-in-time access and full session monitoring, healthcare teams can reduce insider risk, block unauthorized activity, and maintain a complete audit trail for compliance.