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NHS Scotland Secures Vital Health Data with Check Point Solutions

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Public Cloud
Applicable Industries	Healthcare & Hospitals National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Maintenance Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Supply Chain Visibility Tamper Detection
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	NHS Scotland faced the challenge of protecting vital patient healthcare data held in the public cloud. With the increasing use of digital services such as video consultations and smart technology, the security of health data became paramount. Over the past five years, NHS Scotland's data volumes have increased tenfold, making the task of securing the data even more critical. The organization needed a solution that could provide complete threat prevention against cyberattacks and could easily scale with the growing data volumes. In 2018, NHS Scotland was affected by the WannaCry ransomware attack, which impacted patient-facing services and made some patient data inaccessible. This incident highlighted the need for a robust solution that could prevent similar cyberattacks and ensure visibility into the information, who is accessing it, where it is being shared, and what is being done with it. Read More
About Customer	NHS Scotland is a part of the National Health Service, employing 140,000 staff who provide public health and social care services to the population in Scotland. The National Services for Scotland (NSS) is a support mechanism for NHS Scotland, providing it with the infrastructure and services that the health service requires, including shared digital, security, finance, and HR services. With the increasing use of digital services, such as video consultations and smart technology, NHS Scotland's data volumes have increased tenfold over the past five years, making the task of securing the data even more critical. Read More
Solution	To address these challenges, NHS Scotland implemented Check Point's advanced cloud security solution, CloudGuard IaaS, as part of its migration of health data and services to the public cloud. This solution provides the same advanced threat prevention and data security as the organization’s on-premises deployment. NHS Scotland also implemented a version of Check Point’s cloud security blueprint and uses CloudGuard IaaS in a “hub and spoke” model, which allows improved visibility and the right level of segmentation within their public cloud deployment. Check Point Maestro was used to deliver the hyperscale features that the organization required, enabling it to seamlessly expand existing security gateways to hyperscale capacity on demand. Additionally, Check Point SandBlast Zero-Day Protection was used to stop unknown malware, zero-day, and targeted attacks from infiltrating the networks. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Public Cloud

Applicable Industries

Healthcare & Hospitals

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Maintenance

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Supply Chain Visibility

Tamper Detection

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

NHS Scotland faced the challenge of protecting vital patient healthcare data held in the public cloud. With the increasing use of digital services such as video consultations and smart technology, the security of health data became paramount. Over the past five years, NHS Scotland's data volumes have increased tenfold, making the task of securing the data even more critical. The organization needed a solution that could provide complete threat prevention against cyberattacks and could easily scale with the growing data volumes. In 2018, NHS Scotland was affected by the WannaCry ransomware attack, which impacted patient-facing services and made some patient data inaccessible. This incident highlighted the need for a robust solution that could prevent similar cyberattacks and ensure visibility into the information, who is accessing it, where it is being shared, and what is being done with it.

About Customer

NHS Scotland is a part of the National Health Service, employing 140,000 staff who provide public health and social care services to the population in Scotland. The National Services for Scotland (NSS) is a support mechanism for NHS Scotland, providing it with the infrastructure and services that the health service requires, including shared digital, security, finance, and HR services. With the increasing use of digital services, such as video consultations and smart technology, NHS Scotland's data volumes have increased tenfold over the past five years, making the task of securing the data even more critical.

Solution

To address these challenges, NHS Scotland implemented Check Point's advanced cloud security solution, CloudGuard IaaS, as part of its migration of health data and services to the public cloud. This solution provides the same advanced threat prevention and data security as the organization’s on-premises deployment. NHS Scotland also implemented a version of Check Point’s cloud security blueprint and uses CloudGuard IaaS in a “hub and spoke” model, which allows improved visibility and the right level of segmentation within their public cloud deployment. Check Point Maestro was used to deliver the hyperscale features that the organization required, enabling it to seamlessly expand existing security gateways to hyperscale capacity on demand. Additionally, Check Point SandBlast Zero-Day Protection was used to stop unknown malware, zero-day, and targeted attacks from infiltrating the networks.

Impact #1	The implementation of Check Point solutions has provided NHS Scotland with vital security for sensitive healthcare data. The ease of deployment, management, and maintenance of cloud security with scalability has been a significant benefit. The organization has been able to maintain a highly efficient deployment by easily scaling up and down when new services are added or others are not in use. The solutions have also enabled NHS Scotland to comply with GDPR and national legislation on data security. Furthermore, the seamless integration with the existing SIEM solution has improved the overall operational efficiency. The organization now has the confidence that its data, although stored in the public cloud, remains absolutely secure.

Impact #1

The implementation of Check Point solutions has provided NHS Scotland with vital security for sensitive healthcare data. The ease of deployment, management, and maintenance of cloud security with scalability has been a significant benefit. The organization has been able to maintain a highly efficient deployment by easily scaling up and down when new services are added or others are not in use. The solutions have also enabled NHS Scotland to comply with GDPR and national legislation on data security. Furthermore, the seamless integration with the existing SIEM solution has improved the overall operational efficiency. The organization now has the confidence that its data, although stored in the public cloud, remains absolutely secure.

Benefit #1	Increased visibility into how health data is accessed and used
Benefit #2	Ability to easily scale up and down with growing data volumes
Benefit #3	Compliance with GDPR and national legislation on data security

Benefit #1

Increased visibility into how health data is accessed and used

Benefit #2

Ability to easily scale up and down with growing data volumes

Benefit #3

Compliance with GDPR and national legislation on data security

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NHS Scotland Secures Vital Health Data with Check Point Solutions

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