Firewall security for healthcare
Hospitals and health systems run flat, legacy-heavy networks full of sensitive data and unpatchable devices. FirewallScan keeps your FortiGate segmented, least-privilege and compliant.
The firewall challenges healthcare faces
Healthcare networks mix electronic health records, connected medical devices, and legacy systems that cannot be patched or easily moved. Segmentation is essential but hard, and firewall rules tend to grow permissive to keep clinical systems working.
With patient safety on the line, teams are reluctant to touch rules they do not fully understand — so risky configurations persist, and the network stays flatter than it should be.
- Unpatchable medical devices that must be isolated by the network
- Flat networks where segmentation has never been fully enforced
- Permissive rules added to keep clinical systems available
- Sensitive patient data subject to strict privacy law
Compliance and patient-data obligations
Healthcare providers must protect patient data and demonstrate that network controls are in place and reviewed.
HIPAA
Requires technical safeguards for electronic protected health information, including network controls that limit access to systems holding ePHI.
NIS2
Designates healthcare as an essential sector, raising expectations for network security and configuration management across the EU.
ISO 27001
Expects documented, regularly reviewed network controls and least-privilege access to sensitive systems.
Why FirewallScan helps
Segment safely, with confidence
FirewallScan shows exactly what your FortiGate configuration permits, making it far safer to tighten rules around medical devices and ePHI systems. It highlights where segmentation is weak and where access is broader than clinical need requires.
Each finding comes with a clear explanation and remediation, so teams can improve isolation without breaking the systems that patient care depends on.
- See effective access before you change a rule
- Identify weak segmentation around devices and ePHI
- EU-first and self-hostable for sensitive patient data
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