Armis Recognized as a Leader in Connected Medical Device Security Evaluation

We are ecstatic that Armis has been named a Leader in The Forrester New Wave™: Connected Medical Device Security Q2 2020 report. Forrester has ranked the top providers in this emerging market. According to Forrester’s evaluation, Armis offers a comprehensive medical and enterprise IoT security solution, combining threat prevention and detection for the broadest ranges of devices, as well as an extensive device identification capabilities and threat research/analysis for complete device protection.

Connected Medical Device Security Is Critical

Today’s hospitals and clinics are experiencing tremendous growth in the number of new connected medical devices connecting to their networks. All these devices – infusion pumps, MRI machines, heart monitors, X-Ray machines and more – are designed specifically to help doctors, nurses, and clinicians deliver faster, higher quality care. Unfortunately, as they connect to the network, they also create an expanded attack surface that most healthcare delivery organizations have challenges addressing. This problem is particularly acute given the rash of recent cyberattacks targeting hospitals and other institutions providing critical care, even as they grapple with addressing the needs of their patients during the current pandemic. The situation has even spurred international leaders from around the globe to call for governmental actions to prevent and stop cyberattacks that target hospitals. Over the last few months, we have seen an increase in ransomware attacks. Seeing and stopping those exposures and attacks is core to our mission.

Learn more: Read about how Armis secures connected medical devices.

The Medical Device Security Exposure

The primary challenge here is that these connected medical devices are difficult, if not impossible to secure. Why? Because they all share some common characteristics. Specifically, they can’t take a traditional security agent, are hard to update, and can’t be seen or managed by most security products. Malicious actors know this and can look to exploit any vulnerabilities that may exist. As an example, just last summer, Armis researchers discovered and disclosed URGENT/11 – 11 zero-day vulnerabilities impacting at least six real-time operating systems (RTOS) putting millions of medical devices at risk. Armis even demonstrated how such a patient monitor could be exploited.