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	Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust secures computers and sensitive patient data with Absolute

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust secures computers and sensitive patient data with Absolute

Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security
Applicable Industries	Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Remote Asset Management
Services	Cybersecurity Services System Integration
Challenge	One of the biggest challenges facing the Trust is the NHS mandate to move many Healthcare services out into the community. This results in an increase in mobile workers using laptops off-site. Additional pressure to maintain data security comes from potential government fines of up to £500,000 for breaches of the Data Protection Act. The Trust has implanted policies that have largely mitigated the threat of data loss. All data is securely held in a data centre and accessible only through the network. However, it is possible that some data may still reside on a device. Read More
About Customer	The Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, established in 2002, provides a range of mental health services for children and adults, along with substance misuse services, for a population of around 1.4 million people in Lancashire. The Trust employs approximately 3,500 people located at 100 sites across the region. As a public sector organisation, and particularly as a health service, the Trust has a duty of care to ensure the privacy of its patients’ data and to protect the investment in Trust assets. Read More
Solution	The Trust deployed Absolute on 2,500 laptops and desktops across its five primary care areas and the other organisations for which it provides IT support. This enabled the organisation to support its increasingly mobile workforce while ensuring the security of sensitive data. The Trust also leverages Absolute for risk mitigation, and once alerted about suspicious device activity, performs actions such as device freeze, end-user messaging, or data delete – depending on the status of the device and the level of action required. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security

Applicable Industries

Healthcare & Hospitals

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Remote Asset Management

Services

Cybersecurity Services

System Integration

Challenge

One of the biggest challenges facing the Trust is the NHS mandate to move many Healthcare services out into the community. This results in an increase in mobile workers using laptops off-site. Additional pressure to maintain data security comes from potential government fines of up to £500,000 for breaches of the Data Protection Act. The Trust has implanted policies that have largely mitigated the threat of data loss. All data is securely held in a data centre and accessible only through the network. However, it is possible that some data may still reside on a device.

About Customer

The Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, established in 2002, provides a range of mental health services for children and adults, along with substance misuse services, for a population of around 1.4 million people in Lancashire. The Trust employs approximately 3,500 people located at 100 sites across the region. As a public sector organisation, and particularly as a health service, the Trust has a duty of care to ensure the privacy of its patients’ data and to protect the investment in Trust assets.

Solution

The Trust deployed Absolute on 2,500 laptops and desktops across its five primary care areas and the other organisations for which it provides IT support. This enabled the organisation to support its increasingly mobile workforce while ensuring the security of sensitive data. The Trust also leverages Absolute for risk mitigation, and once alerted about suspicious device activity, performs actions such as device freeze, end-user messaging, or data delete – depending on the status of the device and the level of action required.

Impact #1	Provides auditable proof that all data is wiped from stolen or mislaid devices regardless of location.
Impact #2	Allows the Trust to monitor changes to endpoints and identify suspicious device activity.
Impact #3	Proactively respond when a suspicious device is identified. Perform actions such as device freeze or data delete to ensure data is secured.

Impact #1

Provides auditable proof that all data is wiped from stolen or mislaid devices regardless of location.

Impact #2

Allows the Trust to monitor changes to endpoints and identify suspicious device activity.

Impact #3

Proactively respond when a suspicious device is identified. Perform actions such as device freeze or data delete to ensure data is secured.

Benefit #1	Deployed Absolute on 2,500 laptops and desktops.

Benefit #1

Deployed Absolute on 2,500 laptops and desktops.

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Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust secures computers and sensitive patient data with Absolute

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