How Vail Health ensures consistent medical device security and firmware patching

Vail Health, a nonprofit community health system in Colorado, was facing cybersecurity issues due to inconsistent patching of medical-device security software and firmware. To address this problem, they partnered with IT security vendor HSS, which offered a systematic approach to assess and update the security status of all their assets. The partnership involves using various tools to identify vulnerabilities and prioritize the list of issues to be addressed. The ultimate goal is to reduce the risk of incidents and produce measurable progress in reducing vulnerabilities.