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Daniel Maier-Johnson , CISO at Asklepios top priority was given to modernising security processes . The new concept had to measure up to the requirements of Germany ’ s critical infrastructure laws , but they also had to function with as few staff as possible . Beyond warding off threats , the new solution had to be intelligent enough to learn constantly .
‘ VMware fits in with our ecosystem ’
The Asklepios group set out to find a flexible , agile security platform into which new systems and endpoints could be integrated quickly and easily . “ We launched an evaluation process , but the only really viable option for our enterprise requirements and our many thousand endpoints was VMware ,” said Maier- Johnson . “ That is especially true when you need to combine extensive standardisation and automation with maximised availability .” straightforward deployment of systems and devices will be decisive for Asklepios ’ medical processes . At the same time , the technological foundation must be laid for continuous standardisation , interoperability , security and innovation .
It helped that the hospital group had already been working with proven virtualisation solutions for 16,000 workspaces based on VMware Horizon and Workspace ONE . VMware vSphere was in place as part of a longstanding partnership with the digital solution provider .
“ We obviously have a very strong focus on cybersecurity ,” said Daniel Maier-Johnson , Chief Information Security Officer ( CISO ) at Asklepios .
In the area of privacy and data protection , the healthcare sector cannot afford half-measures . These sort of attacks are a threat to patients ’ identity and they can impede hospital operations and place the health and well-being of patients at risk . The hospital operator therefore took swift action when a risk assessment performed by Maier-Johnson revealed moderate potential for improvement . To ensure patients and their data will not be exposed to threats from cyberattacks ,
The cloud-based security solution , Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Advanced , and Carbon Black App Control now maximise security across the hospital operator ’ s virtualised data centre . Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Advanced is a next-generation antivirus solution that also provides endpoint recognition and response capabilities based on behavioural patterns . It includes Carbon Black Cloud Audit & Remediation , a real-time audit and correction solution that gives Asklepios ’ security teams fast , easy access to unified data and enables them to adjust the system status of endpoints and containers .
Improvements for staff and patients alike
Thanks to VMware Horizon and VMware Workspace ONE , Asklepios ’ staff can work from anywhere with access to a secure , high-availability platform . Nursing staff can , for example , use mobile devices to tap into everything they need to know about patients anywhere in the building .
“ We see VMware as an investment in improving the way our people work , from senior doctors to nurses ,” said Henning Schneider . “ We are harnessing the opportunities afforded by digitalisation to continually optimise the quality of healthcare , but also to ease the workload on our colleagues . By 2024 , our plan is to be a fully digital healthcare group .” Maier- Johnson stresses that there were no missteps when implementing the security solutions – both Carbon
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