Cybersecurity is on everyone’s mind. Especially when the data that you need to protect, like electronic health records (EHRs), contains sensitive patient information. Cyber attacks are on the rise across the healthcare industry so now is the time to strengthen your security. In fact, in the US alone, cyber attacks have doubled in frequency from 2016 to 2021, per the Journal of the American Medical Association. Adopting a Zero Trust security model can help secure your confidential patient data by creating a security posture that can accommodate a variety of devices with a simple user interface, without sacrificing protection against a wide range of threats.

Citrix has the technology to secure your whole IT environment. With Citrix, you can connect all of your essential healthcare applications through a single authentication point, no matter if they are desktop, SaaS, or web apps. This keeps your data secure while maintaining easy access for your patients and employees. Keep reading for the five ways Citrix can secure your healthcare organization.

1. Secure telemedicine

Shifting care delivery models mean that more medical professionals need access to health records on the go. However, creating easy-to-use but secure access to confidential health data is complicated. Citrix reduces the risk of accessing sensitive information from remote locations by creating a secure enclave on the device or through virtualized application access. This ensures no patient data is left on the endpoint. 

One organization that leaned in to secure telemedicine is the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. With Citrix, Lewisham and Greenwich created secure connections for remote devices so that community healthcare providers can work on the go. Their solution saved community nurses so much time, they’re now able to visit 2 more patients per nurse, per day.

2. Cross-platform, cross-app data loss prevention

Secure logins help protect your applications, but what about when an employee accidentally clicks on a phishing link or doesn’t follow company security policies? Not only can Citrix protect your applications, but it can help secure your corporate network from browser-based attacks with the Citrix Enterprise Browser. The Enterprise Browser features remote browser isolation for consistent, secure access to internet-based applications, without the need for user device configuration. It is also built on a Chromium base, so it delivers a user experience consistent with a standard web browser.

Plus, the Citrix Enterprise Browser is easy for admins to configure and roll out. So you can have more secure internet access for your employees, without having to spend months building a secure solution. 

3. Protection from internet-based attacks

Though most data breaches come from human error, malicious attacks can also cause data breaches. You need security that can protect you from both. Citrix solutions create a secure, tamper-proof enclave on corporate endpoint devices that protect against keylogging and screenscraping. The solution works by creating a gap between the connection and corporate resources. This gap stops any malicious software on the endpoint from infiltrating the corporate network. Built in to this solution are fine-grained controls for admins to manage the use of information within applications.

4. Proactive analytics and compliance

On the back end, Citrix Analytics for Security helps your organization detect and defend against potential threats proactively before an incident occurs. Machine learning and artificial intelligence provide deep insights into how employees connect and make use of provided apps, desktops, and files. These insights help enforce compliance rules within your organization.

Automated actions, such as dynamic sessions, can document suspicious behavior before an incident even occurs. Citrix Analytics shares these events and metrics with the SIEM solutions in place and helps to automate the prevention of cybersecurity breaches. Protect your organization and patient privacy on a deeper level, with agentless and unique Citrix insights.

5. Secure access to applications

If your organization is involved in mergers or acquisitions, or has done one recently, you know how difficult it is to integrate different IT architectures. As your workforce grows, you need a solution that can grow with you. Using the cloud can help, but the traditional security architectures that require appliance-based solutions, namely VPNs, can’t provide the protection you need. 

Citrix unifies security controls for applications and end users, making it easier for admins to manage security. Citrix solutions helped the Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust allow its 30 radiologists to work from home securely when a VPN solution was too cumbersome. Plus, the Citrix solution cost one third of what a VPN solution would cost. 

Secure healthcare, powered by Citrix

It’s time to take a look at your security and see if it stands up to the increasing number of threats to healthcare organizations. Citrix can help you build a customized solution to protect your organization, without compromising on the user experience. Learn what Citrix can do for your healthcare organization here.

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