Cyber-security companies Cynerio and Check Point Software Technologies are working together to provide healthcare organisations with security for their medical IoT devices.

Cynerio’s 360 platform will provide functionality critical to securing healthcare IoT devices including device discovery, patch guidance, micro-segmentation and attack detection.

By pairing this functionality with threat prevention and remediation technologies provided by Israeli firm Check Point’s Quantum IoT Protect, healthcare organisations can receive the complete device security protections they are seeking.

“The global healthcare industry continues to see increasing attacks resulting in impacted patient care, multi-million-dollar recovery costs, and exposed patient records numbering in the tens of millions,” said Leon Lerman, CEO of New York-based Cynerio. “We are excited to partner with Check Point to provide healthcare organisations with a comprehensive solution that will secure their medical IoT devices. This partnership joins Cynerio’s deep expertise in medical IoT security and Check Point’s market-leading threat prevention technology. Together, we will help healthcare organisations protect their patients, data and operations from cyber threats.”

Cynerio’s 360 platform provides healthcare organisations with a comprehensive view of all their connected medical devices, including their location, configuration and vulnerabilities. This visibility helps organisations identify and prioritise security risks.

Cynerio’s deep packet inspection technology uses generative AI to analyse traffic patterns, create security policies and automatically test those policies prior to deployment.

Check Point Quantum IoT Protect uses artificial intelligence, machine learning and behavioural analysis to identify and prevent attacks on IoT devices. This helps protect organisations from known and unknown threats.

Cynerio’s attack detection and response offering will allow the paired products to detect active attacks missed by traditional technologies and immediately respond to those attacks.

When a threat is detected, Quantum IoT Protect can automatically remediate the issue, such as by blocking malicious traffic or isolating the affected device. This helps reduce the impact of a security incident.