DATASHEETPatching Your Healthcare Systems
Protect your IT environment and your patients –you can’t afford not toAmid increasing security
threats and subsequent
exploitations, it’s paramountfor healthcare organizations
to protect their systems
against vulnerabilities, privacy
violations and other risks. Patch
management solutions fromIvanti offer system administrators
the solutions they need to keep
their systems stable and theirendpoints protected, so they
can focus on what they do best.

It’s no secret your app environment needs to be secure —2023 saw a major increase in enforcement actions by

especially when data center systems host your patients’state attorneys general; 15 settlements were reached with

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and other highly sensitive

HIPAA-regulated entities to resolve violations of HIPAA

information. Security breaches continue to rise in theand state consumer protection laws; that is compared withhealthcare industry, and HIPAA compliance is table stakes.

three settlements in 2022, four in 2021 and three in 2019.1

In 2023, more than 124 million records were compromised70%

in healthcare hacking incidents – with an average of215,269 healthcare records stolen in each incident.1
Then there are the financial and legal ramifications of abreach, not to mention the lingering effects on reputationand patient trust. Large data breaches increased by 93%
from 2018 to 2023, and ransomware attacks increasedby 278% over the same period.2 These attacks caused
extended stays in hospitals, poorer patient outcomes,
delays in diagnosis and treatment and diversions to other
healthcare facilities. These negative impacts have putpatient safety at risk, yet they are largely preventable.

ivanti.comof breached
PHI occurs in
network servers1

Most of these cases resulted from failure to implement
appropriate safeguards to ensure data security and breach
response failures, which violated the HIPAA Security Rule.
One settlement imposed a $550,000 penalty and impacting
1.2 million individuals due to patch management failure, lackof encryption and a lack of security testing.3

Beyond your OS – patch your entire domain
Patching your Windows and macOS systems is often

You’re given a consolidated list of relevant patches

It also means having control to elevate the priority of

top –of mind – but those are only a portion of yourand can review specific lists of affected software,urgent security patches, ahead of general bug fixes

domain. What about machines running Linux? Acrossremove any patches you don’t want to apply

and software updates. Stitching together prioritized

the physical and virtual servers of your data center

immediately, then continue to the scan-and-deploy

patches with the right schedule keeps systems secureand your endpoint devices there are also numerous

stage. If it suits your environment, you also have theand your healthcare workers productive. Automate thethird-party applications that require regular attention.

option to push out updates automatically.

patch process and you further reduce risks associatedGrow your patch domain to include Java, Adobe andSee and report on patch status

thousands more applications. Close the third-party
app-patching gap and reduce risks to endpoints andyour data center — even directly from within theMicrosoft Endpoint Manager console. Ivanti’s patching

Gain confidence that systems are performing andprotected, from the data center to the endpoints at
the point of care and everywhere in between.

with manual patching.

Find the solution that fits:
on-premises, cloud or hybrid
When you’re ready to migrate from on-prem to thecloud, do so confidently with the strength of Ivanti’s

solutions simplify, automate and prioritize patching

Whether you need to demonstrate regulatory

processes, resulting in reduced risk, increased insights

compliance, confirm protection against a recent

and improved cross-functional relationships.

malware threat or simply gain peace of mind, visibility

With Ivanti, you can transition from on-prem patchis key. You want to be able to confirm at any time thatmanagement to the cloud at your own pace instead

Deploy priority patches fasterpatch technology.

your IT environment is stable and secure — includingof being forced to “rip and replace.” Ivanti’s migration

Fast deployment of the most critical patches is a

insights on patch status, real-time security outbreakexperience provides visibility into the devices

desired goal for any IT team. Still, many struggle withalerts and more.

managed in the cloud alongside those managed via

a process that takes too long — potentially leaving
healthcare systems exposed to risk.
You need to shorten the time from Critical
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) read-out to thetime patches are applied. What can take hours ofmanual review can be reduced to minutes by building
patch lists from imported CVEs automatically.

Patch on your schedule

on-prem Ivanti patch management solutions.

Healthcare facilities often run 24-7. How do you ensure
effective patching of all systems and stations without
impacting the productivity of nursing and clinical staff?
You must be able to control the maintenance window
so care can be administered without interruption.
Owning the patch schedule means being able
to designate specific stations for patching,while alternate access remains online for staff.

1. The HIPAA Journal, “Security Breaches in Healthcare in 2023”, 21 January 2024.
2. The HIPAA Journal, “HHS Publishes Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Strategy”, 7 December 2023.
3. The HIPAA Journal, “NY AG Fines Medical Management Company $550,000 for Patch Management Failures”, 24 May 2023.

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Prescription for Patching Healthcare Systems
Use Case Solutions

Common TasksIvanti Neurons for
Patch Management

Our most comprehensive risk-based patch management solution provides
actionable threat intelligence, patch reliability insight and device risk visibility.

Ivanti Neurons for
Patch for Intune

Deploy limitless third-party application updates within Intune as part of yourexisting application lifecycle management workflows.

Ivanti Patch for
Configuration Manager

Download patch information and distribute patches for hundreds ofapplications automatically, including those most often attacked.

For more information,or to contact Ivanti,
please visit ivanti.com.

About Ivanti
Ivanti elevates and secures Everywhere

Ivanti Security Controls

Scan systems for missing patches — from Windows and Linux tophysical/virtual servers and more.

Ivanti Patch for
Endpoint Manager

Establish and automate consistent policies for patching all yourassets — even those that are mobile, remote or asleep.

Ivanti Endpoint Security
for Endpoint Manager

Gain insights about your environment, get help detecting security incidents andtake swift action automatically. Locking down users’ endpoints is not your only
option for defense.

Work so people and organizations can thrive.
We make technology work for people, notthe other way around. Today’s employees
use a wide range of corporate and personal
devices to access IT applications and data overmultiple networks to stay productive, whereverand however they work. Ivanti is the only
technology company that finds, manages andprotects every IT asset and endpoint inan organization. Over 40,000 customers,
including 88 of the Fortune 100, have chosen

Maintain a healthy IT environment that’s secureagainst threats and compliant with healthcare
regulations. Get to know the patching solutionsin Ivanti’s security portfolio.

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employee experience and improve IT andsecurity team productivity and efficiency.
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and valued, and we are committed to a moresustainable future for our customers,partners, employees and the planet.
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