Managing cyber vulnerability in connected healthcare devices (SEC103)

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Introduction

  • The presenters, Ron Mary and Ryan Brotherton, discussed how Clarity, a cybersecurity platform, helps manage cyber vulnerabilities in connected medical devices.
  • Ron Mary provided an overview of Clarity's mission to secure cyber-physical systems, while Ryan Brotherton shared Corwell Health's journey in implementing the Clarity platform.

Clarity Overview

  • Clarity's mission is to secure cyber-physical systems that integrate the physical and digital environments, allowing cyber activity in devices that may not have had it before.
  • Clarity's cybersecurity platform delivers deep visibility into these cyber-physical systems, integrating with existing tools and workflows to extend IT security control and governance.
  • Clarity leverages a combination of agentless discovery methodologies, including deep passive packet inspection and safe queries, to provide visibility into healthcare and commercial environments, as well as Purdue-level OT environments.
  • The platform can identify risks and vulnerabilities, enforce network controls, provide secure remote access, and monitor for threats and anomalous activities.
  • Clarity's solutions can be deployed across various industry sectors, either as a SaaS service (Clarity xome) or an on-premise solution (Clarity CTD).

Corwell Health's Journey

  • Corwell Health is a Michigan-based integrated health system with 65,000 team members, 21 hospitals, and over 300,000 connected network devices.
  • Corwell Health used the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) framework to identify and address the problem of lacking a trustworthy source of information about all connected devices in their environment, which was hindering their cybersecurity team's responsiveness.
  • After evaluating various options, including extending their existing CPS platform, Corwell Health decided to explore the CPS market and ultimately chose Clarity xome as the right fit for their organization.
  • The implementation process involved scoping, planning, and establishing internal partnerships to ensure the integration of Clarity xome with Corwell Health's existing systems and workflows.
  • The architecture of the Clarity xome solution was straightforward, with Corwell Health placing approximately 40 sensors across their environment to gain full visibility.
  • The key successes so far include:
    • Measurable enhancement in the understanding and accuracy of their asset inventory
    • Demonstrated improvements in their security posture
    • Increased efficiency of their cybersecurity defense response teams
  • Future plans include integrating Clarity xome data to inform network segmentation decisions and explore medical device usage insights.

Conclusion

  • The presenters highlighted the flexibility and capabilities of the Clarity platform, which can provide valuable insights beyond just asset visibility, such as medical device utilization data.
  • Attendees were invited to visit the Clarity booth (486) to see live demos of the medical and industrial xome platforms.

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