CynergisTek Sees Increased Demand for Medical Device Security Services in First Year of Deployment
08 Août 2019 - 7:00PM
Business Wire
Leading Cybersecurity Firm Significantly Grows
Client Roster Through New and Expanded Client Contracts To Address
Evolving Security Needs
CynergisTek, Inc., (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK), a leader in healthcare
cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced that it has
experienced significant market demand with Medical Device Security
Service customer wins at leading health systems since launching the
service in late 2018. Sixty percent of the contracts were existing
Compliance Assist Partner Program (CAPP) clients that expanded
their relationship with CynergisTek to add ongoing Medical Device
Security Service engagements.
In a recent survey, nearly one-third of healthcare executives
reported that medical device security is one of the top five cyber
risks facing healthcare today, however the majority also reported
not having an effective (or any) strategy in place to assess the
risks posed by medical devices. This is often due to the
organization's lack of internal resources, leaving the cyber threat
to hospital operations and patient safety at an all-time high. It
is for this reason that multiple leading health systems, including
Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare systems in
the U.S., and Gwinnett Medical Center, one of the largest
healthcare networks in Atlanta and nationally recognized for
clinical excellence, have turned to CynergisTek’s Medical Device
Security Service to help address security vulnerabilities by
developing and managing a security strategy around its devices.
“CynergisTek has been a valuable resource for us, helping to
ensure our medical devices are protected from security threats,”
said Priyanka Upendra, Quality & Compliance Program Director,
Technology Management/ENTECH at Banner Health. “A fundamental
benefit to the Medical Device Security Service is having a team of
skilled professionals that act as the liaison between our Banner
teams, delivering seamless coordination, collaboration, and
communication. It also serves as an extra set of eyes to oversee
critical, constantly evolving elements in our health care
operations.”
CynergisTek’s Medical Device Managed Services address the
security of the entire medical device lifecycle, including policy
development, pre-acquisition procedures, implementation and
security control setup, identifying and reporting vulnerabilities
and coordinating remediation in conjunction with the device
maintenance schedule. CynergisTek’s team of security experts act as
advisors, providing a comprehensive view of the system and a
systematic approach to address issues or concerns during any part
of the lifecycle process, whether that be alerts of a critical
recall or performing risk assessments of the device and
manufacturer during vendor selection.
“As the networked medical device footprint expands in
healthcare, so does the probability of catastrophic implications
for patient safety and hospital operations, which is why it is so
critical that providers develop and execute strong programs for
managing the security of these devices,” said David Finn, Executive
Vice President of Strategic Innovation at CynergisTek. “The
response from the industry for our service shows the growing need
for a trusted partner to help manage this type of security. We’re
proud to work with organizations like Banner Health and Gwinnett
Medical Center that are prioritizing medical device security as
part of their overall security structure in order to best protect
clinical processes and care.”
CynergisTek offers a comprehensive set of medical device
services to ensure security best practices for the planning,
implementation, and ongoing maintenance of an organization’s
biomedical device lifecycle management program. From device
acquisition to retirement, CynergisTek’s managed service program
provides services to support program implementation and
optimization activities as well as ongoing support to ensure a
continued focus on addressing new biomedical device vulnerabilities
and risks as they are discovered.
About CynergisTek, Inc.
CynergisTek is a top-ranked cybersecurity, privacy, and
compliance management consulting firm dedicated to serving the
healthcare industry. CynergisTek offers specialized services and
solutions to help organizations achieve privacy, security, and
compliance goals. Since 2004, the company has served as a partner
to hundreds of healthcare organizations and is dedicated to
supporting and educating the industry by contributing to relevant
industry associations. The company has been named in numerous
research reports as one of the top firms that provider
organizations turn to for privacy and security and won the 2017
Best in KLAS award for Cyber Security Advisory Services.
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protection, market acceptance, future capital requirements,
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continue supplying the company with equipment, parts, supplies and
services at comparable terms and prices and other factors that may
cause actual results to be materially different from those
described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected.
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in greater detail in our Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the
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expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter its
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future events or otherwise.
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