{"id":104453,"date":"2025-02-11T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forescoutstage.wpengine.com\/?p=104453"},"modified":"2025-02-12T07:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T15:53:16","slug":"why-the-frost-sullivan-leadership-award-for-medical-device-security-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forescout.com\/blog\/why-the-frost-sullivan-leadership-award-for-medical-device-security-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Frost & Sullivan Leadership Award for Medical Device Security Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Forescout, our mission is to secure and protect every device in our customers\u2019 networks. For healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs), one compromised device could mean thousands of patients unable to receive the care they need and families losing loved ones.<\/p>\n

With over 200 healthcare customers<\/strong> operating over 400,000 hospital beds<\/strong> globally, we are extremely proud that HDOs trust us to help them with their enormous responsibility of saving lives. That is why I am so pleased to announce that Forescout has been awarded the 2025 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Product Leadership Recognition in the global medical device security industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The security of clinical networks and medical devices is a serious challenge and concern for HDOs. Healthcare is one of the industries most targeted by cyber criminals, and the number of ransomware attacks<\/a> is constantly on the rise. Most hospital networks lack visibility and control of all the devices in their network. This gap limits their ability to identify critical risks and exposures, detect threats, and effectively respond to them.<\/p>\n

To meet the increasing compliance pressure and make their networks more secure, many HDOs end up relying on \u2018point solutions\u2019 that fail to provide complete visibility into their entire network of heterogeneous devices \u2013 IT, IoT, OT, and IoMT. These point solutions generally focus only on a specific category of devices, and lack the ability to take action to mitigate cyber risks and respond to threats. The proliferation of point solutions with limited capabilities only adds to the strain of small, already-overloaded healthcare security teams, reducing the ability to secure their clinical networks effectively.<\/p>\n

Forescout\u2019s approach is different. Our platform combines a wide range of discovery techniques to provide visibility into every single device connected to a hospital\u2019s clinical network from a single pane of glass. The Forescout platform<\/a> continuously assesses the risk and compliance of each device, identifies known exposures, and prioritizes mitigation actions based on their operational criticality, so that the most vulnerable devices can be protected.<\/p>\n

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Our cloud-powered intelligence ensures the platform can detect the latest vulnerabilities and threats. It empowers HDOs to respond to them by restricting access or segmenting medical networks in case of infection. By automating workflows and tasks, our platform effectively reduces manual efforts and free up time and resources to security teams.<\/p>\n

Frost & Sullivan took notice of this approach, stating: \u201cThe Forescout Platform provides a single pane-of-glass solution for healthcare security teams seeking an easy-to-deploy solution for actionable medical device security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frost & Sullivan also praised Forescout\u2019s achievements around driving innovation and change, including:<\/p>\n