Case Study: Asklepios Kliniken - Leading Clinic Operator Achieves Compliance & Efficiency Goals
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Europe
Country
- Germany
Product
- BeyondTrust Password Safe
Tech Stack
- Password Management
- Session Monitoring
- Auditing
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Identity & Authentication Management
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
- Training
About The Customer
Asklepios Kliniken GmbH & Co. KGaA is a healthcare company based in Hamburg, Germany. With around 170 healthcare facilities nationwide, Asklepios is one of the largest private clinic operators in Germany. Their strategic focus is developing future-oriented medicine for all patients of the highest quality standards. The Asklepios Clinics Group includes hospitals, specialist clinics, psychiatric clinics, medical care centres, as well as post-acute and rehabilitation clinics. The company has 67,000 employees and a capacity of 31,000 hospital beds, serving 3.5 million patients annually.
The Challenge
Asklepios Kliniken, one of the largest private clinic operators in Germany, faced the challenge of meeting highly complex requirements for IT password management. They needed to manage, monitor, and control privileged credentials and control access to on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures. The IT division of Asklepios Kliniken required a solution for efficient and secure password storage, session management, and allocation of credentials. The company needed to comply with comprehensive compliance guidelines, and legally compliant logging of all administrative work was indispensable. They needed to track who worked with which server and when, even with external partners.
The Solution
The IT division of Asklepios Kliniken chose BeyondTrust Password Safe for efficient and secure password storage, session management, and allocation of credentials. The solution was recommended by N3K, a highly specialized IT service provider. A proof of concept was carried out to verify the business requirements in practice. The feasibility analysis showed that the solution could be implemented within the existing infrastructure with only minor technical adjustments. The implementation of Password Safe into the business process was completed within just a few days. The solution combines privileged password management and session monitoring. It enables unified password and session management for seamless tracking and control of privileged accounts. The solution also solves challenges in the rotation and assignment of privileged access data at remote locations.
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