An inherent desire of healthcare is to preserve and sustain life. So it is not surprising that letters and faxes have been "kept alive" here to this day. But at the latest the bottleneck of fax machines in health authorities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important the rapid expansion of digitization in the healthcare sector is.
A lot is currently happening in Germany in this area:
These developments are desirable in terms of patient orientation. However, it is important:
Anyone doing digitization must think about IT security.
Numerous laws, standards and organizations are intended to ensure the development of sustainable and secure digitization in the healthcare sector:
Our team of specialized penetration testers and IT security consultants supports you in fulfilling legal and regulatory requirements in terms of IT security.
The principle of "security by design" is about taking the security aspect into account as early as the development of digital applications and structures (and not only checking it afterwards). In terms of the shift-left approach, the topic of IT security should be integrated as far "to the left" as possible in the development timeline.
If you are just at the beginning of a digital development process, don't put off the topic of IT security and talk to us right away!
Then we will clarify in a non-binding introductory meeting how we can best support you in matters of IT security.
If WLAN routers were still delivered without activated password protection, as was the case at the beginning, there would probably be vast numbers of unprotected WLAN networks in German private households - and probably also in pharmacies and doctor's surgeries.
If you connect a new router today, it usually has a passphrase written on the underside, with which your network is protected by default - i.e. "by default". You have to actively switch off this security component if you really don't want to use it.
With our Mobile Application Penetration Testing, our ethical hackers use your app with an attacker's perspective, finding potential vulnerabilities and security gaps. They include both static aspects (e.g. forgotten credentials in the source code) and dynamic aspects (e.g. communication with the API). The possibility of physical theft of the mobile device is also taken into account.
More information about our holistic Mobile Application Penetration Testing (Here you can find the entire collection.). Feel free to contact us for a non-binding introductory meeting!
The digitization of the healthcare system also includes pharmacies: topics such as WhatsApp communication, connection to MVZs and hospitals and in particular the introduction of e-prescriptions are increasingly bringing IT security into focus. These modernization processes are contrasted with outdated technical components such as FAX devices and FritzBox WLAN networks, which are often neither set up nor maintained professionally.
In short: When it comes to “Security by Design”, there is still room for improvement in many pharmacy networks.
In Germany, ProSec is a pioneer in penetration testing that is specially adapted to the needs of pharmacies.
Our customers include numerous pharmacies whose IT security we have already been able to modernize and expand with our expertise and experience. We'll pick you up on your current status and work with you to make your pharmacy fit in the fight against cyber attacks. Of course, we also get external service providers on board.
Our co-founder Immanuel Bär explains everything you need to know about IT security in pharmacies as an expert at specialist events such as expopharm and the PZ Management Congress as well as podcasts like that Apo chat. Our entire team attaches great importance to conveying our deep specialist knowledge in such a way that our counterpart can work with it in practice.
Would you like to have the IT of your pharmacy "examined" by experts to ensure the protection of sensitive customer data and your digital infrastructure? Then feel free to contact us for a non-binding introductory meeting!
With the Hospital Future Fund (KHZF), the federal and state governments are providing a funding volume of up to 4,3 billion euros for the expansion of digitization in hospitals. Anyone who wants to receive funding from this pot must also invest in IT security. This makes sense in order to take into account the increasing possibilities for attacks at the same time as all the conveniences and the increase in efficiency through digitization.
Penetration tests are an important tool in securing digital infrastructures. During these tests, our ethical hackers (penetration testers) look for weaknesses and security gaps in your network like real attackers. They will then help you to efficiently resolve these so-called findings.
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