Healthcare Security

Ransomware on a hospital network is not a data breach.
It is a threat to human life.

Stop Reconnaissance Before Patient Systems Are Mapped

Healthcare is the most actively targeted sector for ransomware. Attackers spend weeks mapping hospital networks, connected medical devices, and clinical systems before they act. Shield blocks that reconnaissance before a single patient system is identified - and cuts the outbound callback if anything reaches a connected device.

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Hospitals and Health Systems
Patient care systems, EHR platforms, and connected medical devices targeted for ransomware that forces clinical diversion and delays time-sensitive care.
Research Institutions
Clinical trial data, pharmaceutical IP, and research networks targeted by nation-state actors and financially motivated groups.
Health Plans and Payers
Member data, claims systems, and provider networks targeted for data theft, fraud, and ransomware disruption of payment operations.
8.5B
IP Data Points - 99.999% Accuracy
20+
Years Threat Intelligence
Zero
Baselining Required
40+
Years Company Heritage
DoD
Contract Extended and Expanded
The Healthcare Threat Landscape

By the time the alert fires,
the attacker already knows your network.

Healthcare ransomware groups do not break in on day one. They spend weeks mapping hospital networks, identifying clinical systems, locating backups, and timing their move for maximum impact. Most healthcare security tools are watching for the encryption event - not the reconnaissance that made it possible.

Shield stops the reconnaissance before the attacker maps a single patient system. And if a device is compromised through another vector, Shield cuts the outbound C2 callback before instructions are received or data moves.

Why healthcare is the primary target: patient care systems cannot go offline. Attackers know that hospitals are more likely to pay a ransom quickly than risk patient outcomes during extended downtime.

Threat 01
Ransomware groups mapping clinical networks to identify systems that will cause maximum disruption - EHR, imaging, pharmacy, and connected devices.
Threat 02
Connected medical device exploitation used as an entry point into clinical networks through unpatched IoMT assets.
Threat 03
Third-party vendor and remote access pathways used to conduct reconnaissance without triggering internal security controls.
Threat 04
Nation-state groups targeting research institutions for clinical trial data, vaccine development IP, and patient demographic information.
How Shield Fits Healthcare
Pre-Breach Prevention
Stop reconnaissance before clinical systems are mapped
Shield blocks malicious infrastructure from reaching your network before an attacker can identify your EHR, your imaging systems, your clinical devices, or your backup locations. The attacker never gets the blueprint they need to plan a ransomware deployment.
Outbound Enforcement
Cut the callback before the ransomware deploys
If a device is compromised through a phishing email, a vendor connection, or an unpatched IoMT device, Shield intercepts the outbound C2 callback and terminates it before instructions are received. The ransomware never gets the signal to execute.
Zero Clinical Disruption
No inline deployment in clinical systems
Shield deploys at the network layer without requiring inline integration with your clinical applications, EHR, or connected devices. Protection without disruption to patient care operations - no maintenance windows, no clinical staff impact.
IoT and IoMT Device Coverage
Every connected device — including ones that cannot be patched
Healthcare facilities have thousands of IoT and IoMT devices — infusion pumps, imaging systems, monitoring equipment — that cannot run security agents or support software updates. Shield protects these devices at the network layer without requiring any installation on the device itself. Malicious connections to and from unmanaged, unpatched equipment are blocked the same way as any other endpoint.
Performance Improvement
Blocking bad traffic makes your network faster
Shield blocks malicious and unnecessary communications before they consume bandwidth or generate events in your other tools. The result: faster application and device load times for clinical staff, and reduced alert volume across your entire security stack. Same tools. Better signal quality. Faster network.
HIPAA and Compliance Evidence
Proof of proactive security posture
Every blocked connection is logged and reportable. Give your compliance team, your auditors, and OCR the evidence that you are taking proactive steps to protect patient data - not just reacting after an incident.
Shield in a healthcare environment - Week 1
  • ✓First reconnaissance attempt blocked and logged
  • ✓Threat report ready for CISO and compliance team
  • ✓Zero disruption to clinical operations
  • ✓HIPAA audit evidence of proactive posture
"Shield was running and blocking threats within the hour. We did not have to touch anything."
Director of IT Security, Federal Agency
What Healthcare Organizations Get

Stop the ransomware before it maps your network.

Zero
Clinical Disruption from Deployment
Shield deploys at the network layer without inline integration into your clinical applications or connected devices. No maintenance windows. No EHR downtime. No impact to patient care operations during or after deployment.
Less
Ransomware Risk to Patient Care
Ransomware groups need reconnaissance data to plan a deployment that forces a ransom payment. Shield denies them that data - and cuts their C2 callback if they get another foothold. The encryption event becomes dramatically less likely.
Clear
HIPAA and Compliance Posture
Every blocked connection logged, timestamped, and reportable. Give OCR, your auditors, and your board the evidence of a proactive security posture - before an incident forces the conversation.
Why Intrusion

Government-grade intelligence.
Now protecting patient-care environments.

Intrusion was founded in 1983. Threat intelligence running since 2001 - forged in federal environments where the same ransomware groups now targeting hospitals have been tracked for decades. DoD contract extended and expanded. The track record healthcare CISOs need before making a deployment decision.

Heritage
Founded 1983. Intelligence Since 2001.
Forty years of company heritage. Threat intelligence dataset built since 2001 — the ransomware groups targeting hospitals today have been in our database for years.
Leadership
Led by a Former Federal CIO
CEO Tony Scott served as Federal CIO of the United States. He built Intrusion to the standard of environments where a security failure has life-safety consequences. That standard now protects healthcare networks.
Deployment
Zero Clinical Disruption. Active Week 1.
Shield deploys at the network layer without inline integration into clinical applications or medical devices. No maintenance windows, no EHR downtime, no staff impact. Active from packet one.
The Ransomware Kill Chain

Healthcare ransomware groups follow the same playbook every time. Shield breaks it at Stage 1 — and again at Stage 5 if anything else gets through.

Stage 1
Recon
Attacker maps hospital network, locates EHR, imaging, backup systems
Shield Blocks
Stage 2
Access
Phishing, vendor access, or unpatched device used as entry point
Stage 3
Move
Lateral movement to clinical systems, backup deletion
Stage 4
Stage
Ransomware deployed, waiting for the signal to execute
Stage 5
C2 Callback
Ransomware phones home for the execute signal
Shield Blocks
✓ Shield intercepts at Stage 1 before clinical systems are mapped — and again at Stage 5 if anything else reaches a device. The execute signal never arrives. The encryption never starts.
Compliance and Audit Evidence

What your auditors and OCR
are looking for.

Shield is not a HIPAA certification. It is a proactive security control that generates logged, timestamped, reportable evidence of what was blocked and when - the kind of documentation that demonstrates a proactive security posture to OCR, auditors, and your cyber insurance carrier.

HIPAA Security Rule
Technical Safeguards for ePHI
The HIPAA Security Rule requires covered entities to implement technical safeguards that protect electronic protected health information. Shield's inbound enforcement blocks malicious infrastructure from reaching systems that handle ePHI - and its logged enforcement actions support your Security Rule audit documentation.
HHS OCR Enforcement
Demonstrating Proactive Posture
OCR enforcement actions consistently identify failures to implement proactive controls as an aggravating factor in breach investigations. Shield's logged enforcement record demonstrates that your organization was actively blocking threats - not just waiting to detect them after access was gained.
HC3 Threat Advisories
HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity
HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center advisories consistently identify ransomware reconnaissance as the initial stage of attacks against healthcare organizations. Shield addresses exactly the threat vector HC3 is warning about - blocking the mapping phase before clinical systems are identified as targets.
Proof of Value

What you will learn
in a Shield POV.

The POV is not a demo. Shield runs in your actual environment against real traffic - and shows you exactly what it intercepts that nothing else in your stack caught. Clear success criteria agreed before it starts.

1 Inbound reconnaissance attempts against your infrastructure - what Shield blocked that your other tools did not flag
2 Outbound C2 traffic from any compromised devices - connections your EDR and firewall passed that Shield terminated
3 Hostile IP contacts your firewall and SIEM did not catch - categorized by threat type and severity
4 Full threat report formatted for your leadership team and auditors - ready to use before the first invoice
POV Timeline
Day 0 Success criteria agreed. Shield deployed. Active from packet one.
Week 1 First blocked threats visible. Initial threat report delivered.
Week 4 Full POV report. Clear decision framework. Your data, your call.
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Is Shield Right for You?

We will tell you honestly
if we are not the right fit.

Not every security requirement is a Shield requirement. We would rather tell you upfront than waste your time in an evaluation that does not fit your needs. Here is when Shield is not the right answer.

- Your primary requirement is deep payload DPI malware scanning. Shield operates at the IP reputation and connection layer. It is not a malware sandbox or payload inspection tool.
- You want a full SOC replacement or MDR-only service. Shield is a prevention layer, not a managed detection and response offering.
- You cannot deploy anything inline and will not run a POV. Shield requires a proof of value to demonstrate fit - we do not ask you to buy before you see it work.
- You want a pure firewall replacement and will not consider a complementary control. Shield works alongside your firewall - it does not replace it.
Shield is the right fit if:
✓You have a SIEM or EDR already and want to reduce the noise they see
✓You want protection that starts before an alert fires - not after
✓You need to prove due diligence to auditors or leadership with logged, reportable evidence
✓You want something that is active from day one without a months-long tuning period
✓You are willing to run a short POV to see what Shield blocks in your actual environment
What the Industry Says
Customer - MSP serving healthcare
"We were impressed with Shield's accuracy in preventing a cyberattack within the first week of implementation that would have otherwise taken place on one of our largest customer's networks."
Desmond Spencer - CTO, InnerCore Technologies
Media - Security Today
"Immediately neutralizing threats - Shield blocked 400,000 threats in just three days across three companies."
Security Today
Independent Analyst - Former VP, IDC
"Shield does what it claims to do - we were very impressed with Shield's alignment with what Intrusion says it does."
Frank Oelschlager - Former Research VP, IDC
Case Study

How an MSP uses Shield to solve
healthcare security headaches.

Greg Akers, a managed service provider serving healthcare clients, uses Intrusion to address the specific security challenges that affect hospitals, clinics, and care facilities — from unpatched legacy devices to IoMT security gaps.

✓IoT and IoMT device protection — including devices that cannot be patched
✓Faster clinical application load times from blocking unnecessary comms
✓Data exfiltration detection through WAN/LAN baseline visibility
✓Reduced alert volume across existing security tools
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MSP Owner - Healthcare
"Best threat intel available on the market today, bar none."
Greg Akers - MSP Owner serving Healthcare clients
Protect Your Patients and Your Network

Stop ransomware before
the first scan completes.

Book a 30-minute conversation. We will show you what Shield intercepts in a healthcare environment like yours - with zero disruption to clinical operations during the proof of value.

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8.5B
IP Data Points - 99.999% Accuracy
20+
Years Threat Intelligence
Zero
Baselining Required
40+
Years Company Heritage
DoD
Contract Extended and Expanded