Reston, VA-based health technology provider Leidos and FairWarning have signed a partnership to to provide commercial and public sector healthcare customers with real time, continuous monitoring of both internal and external advanced persistent threats (APT) to EHRs in a unified environment. Under the terms of the agreement customers will be able to utilize a complete managed security service that provides around-the-clock monitoring of digital activity across the enterprise including internal and external access points.
By uniting Leidos’ Health Information Technology Services with FairWarning’s Patient Privacy Monitoring solutions and expert team of Managed Privacy Services professionals, healthcare organizations will receive a coordinated and holistic view of their organization’s security landscape to effectively protect and quickly respond to potential breaches – thus protecting against internal and external bad actors.
“We are pleased to be working with FairWarning to combine their long-standing expertise in protecting electronic health records from insider threats with Leidos’ deep expertise in healthcare and national security,” said Jon Scholl, Health and Engineering Business Unit President. “Healthcare organizations are a top target for cyber criminals and others looking to profit from patient information. By employing 24X7 managed security services, healthcare organizations can devote their employees’ attention to more strategic endeavors. The services enhance compliance and give their boards a better picture of the risks they face.”
Auditing over 300 business applications, FairWarning security solutions empower businesses globally to grow their reputation with their customers, increase velocity in their business and comply with complex federal and state privacy laws such as HIPAA, PCI, SOX, FISMA and EU Data Protection Act. FairWarning® provides a comprehensive platform and managed services for performing forensic investigations of applications, enforcing access policies, conducting legal investigations, and improving compliance effectiveness.
