SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo
Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the next-generation security company,
today announced that Fisher-Titus Medical Center, a non-profit
community hospital serving North Central Ohio, has selected the
Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform to assist in
preventing malicious applications from gaining unauthorized control
of critical medical devices, and to block cyberthreats from
disrupting network services impacting vital patient care.
As a technology-savvy medical center, committed to offering its
patients the most advanced technology and medical treatment
possible, Fisher-Titus is keenly aware of the need for rock-solid
network security. Aging medical devices built on legacy technology
are not designed to protect against modern cyberthreats, leaving
them vulnerable to cybercriminals.
Fisher-Titus replaced its traditional security products with the
Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform - comprised of
the Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall, threat
intelligence cloud, and Traps advanced endpoint protection - to
help prevent cyberthreats from breaching its network and
potentially compromising medical systems or patient care.
With the WildFire™ cloud-based threat analysis, a component of
the platform, Fisher-Titus now has assurance that zero-day attacks,
which can easily slip through traditional signature-based security
methods, are automatically prevented from infiltrating the medical
center's network.
QUOTE
- "We receive hundreds of malicious documents and zero-day
threats every day. WildFire inspects each of them, determines what
they're trying to execute, and protects our network from every
threat within moments. It's truly one of the most valuable benefits
of the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform."
— Dylan Border, project engineer,
Fisher-Titus Medical Center
App-ID™ and User-ID™ capabilities provide the team with the
ability to manage what applications and systems individual users
are permitted to access based on their role, and gives the medical
center's security team a granular view of both known and unknown
traffic. Network performance has improved with the Palo Alto
Networks platform, eliminating slow-downs that previously disrupted
productivity.
Moreover, by consolidating point products into a single,
natively integrated and automated platform, Fisher-Titus has
avoided thousands of dollars in capital expenditures.
To learn more about how Fisher Titus is using the Palo Alto
Networks Next-Generation Security Platform, visit:
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/customers/fisher-titus-medical-center
To learn more about the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation
Security Platform, visit:
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/products/designing-for-prevention/security-platform
About Fisher-Titus Medical Center
Fisher-Titus Medical
Center provides comprehensive state-of-the-art healthcare services
for 70,000-plus residents throughout North Central Ohio. Its full
continuum of care includes a 99-bed acute care hospital, a 69-bed
skilled nursing facility, a 48-unit assisted living facility, a
Home Health Center, and outpatient services. The Medical Center is
known for its high-quality patient care, having received numerous
recognitions including the HealthGrades Outstanding Patient
Experience Award and Leapfrog's "A" Hospital Safety Score for three
consecutive years. For more information please visit
www.fisher-titus.org.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is the
next-generation security company, leading a new era in
cybersecurity by safely enabling applications and preventing cyber
breaches for tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. Built
with an innovative approach and highly differentiated cyberthreat
prevention capabilities, our game-changing security platform
delivers security far superior to legacy or point products, safely
enables daily business operations, and protects an organization's
most valuable assets. Find out more at
www.paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks and the Palo Alto Networks logo are
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