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Securing Healthcare Endpoints: A Case Study on Edwards Lifesciences and Check Point Integrity

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Technology Category
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security
  • Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries
  • Cities & Municipalities
  • National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
  • Quality Assurance
Use Cases
  • Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
  • Tamper Detection
Services
  • Testing & Certification
About The Customer
Edwards Lifesciences is a global leader in products and technologies for treating heart and circulatory problems. The company's mission is to defeat cardiovascular disease, and it employs over 5,000 people dedicated to this cause. Every year, 70,000 people in the United States alone receive new heart valves, the majority of which are made by Edwards. The company's monitoring devices, which measure heart pressure and blood volume, are used in operating rooms and intensive care units worldwide. In 2004, 80 percent of the company’s nearly $1 billion in sales came from its market-leading products. Edwards has a presence in 100 cities, with its main data center in Irvine, California, and a regional hub in Horw, Switzerland.
The Challenge
Edwards Lifesciences, a global leader in cardiovascular disease treatment, faced a significant challenge in ensuring the security of its network endpoints. As a U.S. healthcare company, Edwards Lifesciences had to comply with numerous federal and state regulations, including the Federal Drug Administration, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act, and the California Security Breach Information Act. To meet these regulatory requirements, Edwards needed to demonstrate that all its endpoints connecting to the network were safe and adhered to the company’s security policies. The company had a presence in 100 cities, with its main data center in Irvine, California, and a regional hub in Horw, Switzerland. Many offices and remote users connected securely through the Internet via Check Point VPN-1 Pro gateways, adding to the complexity of the security challenge.
The Solution
Edwards Lifesciences invited five companies offering endpoint security solutions to demonstrate their products. Check Point Integrity emerged as the only solution that provided the required security with the ease of use and management needed for a large-scale global deployment. Edwards implemented Integrity on 2,000 desktop computers throughout the enterprise. The Integrity product family safeguards enterprise networks from worms, penetration attacks, Trojan horses, spyware, and other exploits with proactive protection for every network endpoint. Integrity’s Stateful Inspection firewall blocks all unsolicited inbound traffic, making endpoint PCs completely invisible to hackers. With Integrity, Edwards was able to centrally manage security policies and enforcement for every desktop in the company, regardless of their global location.
Operational Impact
  • The implementation of Check Point Integrity has brought numerous operational benefits to Edwards Lifesciences. The company now has the confidence that only trusted endpoints have access to the private and proprietary information on its network. The Edwards security administrator can create policies that define the conditions under which PCs and other devices may be granted access to the network. These conditions include the specific operating system patches, antivirus updates, and application versions that must be present. Endpoints can also be denied access if they are running prohibited programs, like peer-to-peer file sharing applications. The process of modifying these policies has been found to be extremely easy. Furthermore, Integrity has reduced the risk of security breaches and has provided Edwards with a security advantage over other products.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Implemented Integrity on 2,000 desktop computers throughout the enterprise
  • Saved thousands of dollars previously spent on hiring a desktop support partner to inventory every computer for necessary patches
  • Enabled central management of security policies and enforcement for every desktop in the company, regardless of their global location

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