August 25, 2021
OCHIN’s enhanced cybersecurity services help health care organizations by providing maximum network and data protection at an affordable price. Learn more below from Martinez Ashby, Penetration Test Manager, about how OCHIN’s newest cybersecurity services help our members protect their networks with proactive IT support to keep patients, and their personal data, safe.
Q: What are vulnerability assessments and penetration tests and why are they important?
A: Vulnerability assessments are automated pulse checks for networks that deliver data about a network’s health, maintenance state, misconfigurations, and possible vulnerabilities. Penetration tests, on the other hand, provide an evaluation of a network’s current security configurations and how they measure against real-world attacks. While vulnerability assessments provide a peek under the hood to see if your system is functioning properly, penetration tests go further by stress testing individual components to identify weaknesses in how they interoperate with systems at large. Both vulnerability assessments and penetration tests are important for helping an organization strengthen its IT infrastructure. Together, they can help strategy leaders in organizations ask the right questions, such as what is my network’s risk vulnerability, am I prepared to detect an attack, and where should my organization devote cybersecurity funds?
Q: Why would a health care organization need cybersecurity assistance?
A: We live in an interconnected world where bad actors hack organizations for profit, which puts those organizations and their customers at risk of data exposure. Specifically, hackers may go after health care organizations because they have a large amount of patient biographical data that can be connected to payment information and enable identify theft. There was a 58% increase in confirmed data breaches in the health care industry in 2020 and 89% of health care organizations experience a data breach in two years. OCHIN’s Cybersecurity Assessment Services help our members quickly identify areas for improvement to strengthen their network security at a lower cost to maintain their reputation as community leaders. By investing in these services, you are taking proactive steps to mitigate the cost and risk of your network being compromised down the road.
Q: What’s the full range of OCHIN’s cybersecurity offerings?
A: OCHIN offers vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, social engineering assessments, reassessments of vulnerabilities (where a member could come back to reexamine a potential weakness), custom scenario-driven attack modeling (building out a specific scenario of an attacker breaking into a network per the customer request), and security consultation for strategy, governance, and operations. You can learn more about our full offerings on our website.
Q: How does this program help promote health equity?
A: By delivering cybersecurity assessment services at affordable prices, OCHIN is helping to ensure that all types of health care organizations have access to the same technology and services needed to maintain secure networks. This strengthens the entire health care eco-system and mitigates risk, while ensuring that providers have access to the data they need to deliver the best patient care.
Q: Where can interested organizations go to learn more?
A: Interested organizations are encouraged to visit our website to learn more and download an overview of our services online. Members can also contact me via email with any questions and I would be happy to set up a conversation or share further pricing information.
