BLUE BELL, Pa., Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys
Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced the Philadelphia
Business Journal has recognized the company with a "2018
Healthcare Innovator of the Year" award. The publication
highlighted Unisys for its ability to provide life sciences and
healthcare organizations with secure, leading-edge services and
solutions that protect critical customer data, hospital networks
and medical devices, so that patients' personal information is
safeguarded and providers are equipped to deliver timely, quality
care.
Unisys and fellow winners were honored at a ceremony in
Philadelphia on September 13.
In particular, Philadelphia Business Journal singled out
the award-winning Unisys Stealth® security software
suite, which was recently updated to extend protection to
purpose-built Internet of Things (IoT) devices and other connected
equipment such as medical monitoring machines, health monitors,
industrial control systems and surveillance cameras.
Announced earlier this year, the latest release of Stealth™
identity-based, encrypted microsegmentation software protects IoT
devices, isolating them from untrusted network segments within a
Stealth-protected network to help prevent intrusion and remote
tampering on the devices while protecting the corporate network
from potential compromises initiated from unsecured devices. By
joining a Stealth-defined secure Community of Interest, high-value
devices are shielded from unauthorized access, reducing the attack
surface.
"Zero trust security for medical device has become a mandate for
healthcare organizations since would-be attackers began using
ransomware to target vulnerable medical devices," said Jeff R. Livingstone, PhD, vice president and
global head, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Unisys. "With IoT
devices like health monitors and IV pumps vulnerable to
cyberattack, it is more important than ever for organizations to
implement encrypted microsegmentation to reduce their attack
surface, increase data protection, better safeguard data and
ultimately the livelihood of the patients they are entrusted to
protect."
According to Gartner, "Legacy medical devices that were not
designed to be internet-accessible are now being connected to the
internet as part of healthcare initiatives, increasing risks and
the attack surface." Gartner recommends that organizations "create
zones to proactively house connected medical devices
segmentation."1 Gartner identified microsegmentation as
one of its "top technologies for information security in
2017."2
"This latest version of Stealth represents an innovative medical
device security solution that brings together identity-based
microsegmentation, encryption and cloaking that can move from the
cloud, to the hospital floor and to the operating room seamlessly –
and with a common security policy that works regardless of location
or type of device," said Vishal
Gupta, senior vice president, Technology and chief
technology officer, Unisys. "We are grateful for this recognition
from the Philadelphia Business Journal and remain committed
to working with life sciences and healthcare organizations around
the globe to effectively serve their patients' needs."
For more information on Stealth, go to
www.unisys.com/stealth.
1 "Gartner, Top Three Security and Privacy
Impacts of Connected Medical Devices on Healthcare Providers,"
Saniye Burcu Alaybeyi, Marc-Antoine
Meunier, Gregg Pessin,
September 27, 2017
2 Gartner press release, "Gartner Identified the Top
Technologies for Security in 2017," June 14,
2017, https://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3744917
About Unisys
Unisys is a global information technology
company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions
for the most demanding businesses and governments on Earth. Unisys
offerings include security software and services; digital
transformation and workplace services; industry applications and
services; and innovative software operating environments for
high-intensity enterprise computing. For more information on how
Unisys builds better outcomes securely for its clients across the
Government, Financial Services and Commercial markets, visit
www.unisys.com.
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