New York healthcare IoT cyber-security company Cylera is helping Dartford & Gravesham (DGT) NHS Trust in the UK safeguard its medical device and IoT infrastructure.

Using a clinical risk analysis platform from AbedGraham Group, a physician-led London-based technology group, Cylera provided the ability to examine and quantify real-time risks to patient safety and clinical services, align with regulatory requirements, and optimise clinical workflows and devices, all in one platform.

DGT provides acute and outpatient services for a local population of 500,000 people. It recognised the need to identify and secure against clinical and enterprise IoT cyber-security risks as a priority.

Through the partnership, AbedGraham’s CCom² clinical security analytics platform has been seamlessly integrated into Cylera’s MedCommand platform.

“Medical devices and IoT devices are critical to our ability to provide the best patient care possible to our local community,” said Neil Perry, director of DGT NHS Trust. “Over recent years, the broad range of medical devices being networked and integrated with clinical systems has led to a new focus of cyber risk, requiring greater local intelligence and control. Through Cylera’s patented technologies and integration with AbedGraham’s analytics we are now able to identify cyber risks associated with this foundational approach.”

Shaun van Niekerk, joint chair of the NHS Cyber Associates Network, added: “Cylera and AbedGraham have been active participants in our journey to secure the devices most critical to our patient care delivery and cyber safety. All NHS hospitals are in a similar situation with the need to accelerate towards the goal of decreasing IoT cyber risk. This unique compilation of technology provides the exceptional capabilities needed to reach this goal.”

CCom² is a cloud based clinical security analytics platform natively integrated into Cylera MedCommand that analyses and quantifies the clinical risks that stem from IT and IoT endpoints across healthcare networks. From network infrastructure to complex medical devices, it ingests rich data from Cylera and, using physician developed algorithms, allows assets and vulnerabilities to be ranked for remediation based on tangible threats to patient safety and care delivery.

“Like many hospitals around the world, DGT forms the cornerstone of its region’s care pathways by offering both elective and urgent care services,” said Saif Abed, director of cyber-security advisory services at AbedGraham. “Accordingly, the need to protect clinical workflows by identifying tangible connected device risks is paramount. We are thrilled to be integrated with Cylera, a partner that addresses the significant clinical risks posed by IoT.”

Purpose-built to solve the complex technological and operational problems of securing and managing connected medical devices, enterprise IoT and operational technology (OT), Cylera’s healthcare IoT platform delivers real-time visibility, inventory, operational intelligence, risk and vulnerability analysis, risk mitigation, segmentation, fleet optimisation, and threat detection and response. The platform’s capability is unified through a central management console to streamline operations and provide value across multiple sites and teams.

“The combination of Cylera and the AbedGraham Group shows how two distinct technologies can dramatically complement each other to give healthcare organisations and hospitals the optimal outcome of a secure IoT and medical device infrastructure,” said Timur Ozekcin, CEO of Cylera. “As we continue our relationship with DGT in the UK, we look forward to expanding our presence in the region.”

Cylera is available in the UK through cyber-security specialist Core to Cloud in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Core to Cloud was founded in 2015 and delivers security and compliance technologies.

Founded in late 2017, and headquartered in New York, Cylera provides IoT security and intelligence for healthcare. Its platform is contextually-aware for asset management, risk analysis and threat detection.

The AbedGraham Group is a physician-led technology and advisory services group supporting technology companies, healthcare providers and government agencies to achieve positive patient outcomes through cyber security.