In protecting your Healthcare Delivery Organization (HDO) from risk, exposure management has emerged as a far more advanced approach in comparison to outdated, traditional vulnerability management.
Implementing exposure management not only protects your organization’s more critical devices and protects patient safety, but it protects operational workflows, processes, and allows your organization to operate with swift remediation guidance that instructs instead of overwhelms.
To achieve the best results, creating the right exposure management strategy starts with these five foundational elements:
1. Multiple Discovery Methods: By employing both safe active querying and passive monitoring, map the communication paths and protocol usages of all the devices in your network, attributing vulnerabilities and monitoring for threats.
2. Prioritization for Critical Processes: Devices should be assessed based on their likelihood of being exploited, the impact if they are exploited, and the compensating controls that have been applied. With these insights, gather recommended actions that allow users to prioritize remediation efforts determined by specific outcomes.
3. Validation of Exposure Scenarios: For expanded visibility, utilize SBOMs, MDS2 files, and consult with OEM’s to verify risk and align remediation with manufacturer and industry standards.
4. Streamlined Remediation: Integrate your exposure management approach with leading IT cybersecurity, OT cybersecurity, and asset management solutions to streamline risk management processes through automated recommendations and detailed reporting.
5. Purpose-Built for CPS: Adopt a purpose-built protection platform to protect all CPS devices in the healthcare environment, allowing your organization to prioritize the devices most critical to operations through exceptional visibility and management.
Adopting these foundational elements of exposure management can set your organization on the right path to reduce risk and swiftly address exposures in your connected devices. Claroty can help your healthcare organization implement and maintain a comprehensive exposure management strategy that combines the best of vulnerability management with the latest in risk assessment and remediation.
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