Healthcare organizations are using the Internet more and more to improve efficiency, enhance communications, and make medical information accessible to other healthcare entities and patients. Unfortunately, medical information systems exposed to the Internet are vulnerable to a variety of security threats. How pervasive are these security threats? Check out the results of the Computer Crime and Security Survey published by the FBI and Computer Security Institute.

Protecting medical information accessible via the Internet requires healthcare organizations to deploy and integrate strong security solutions to ensure privacy while allowing access for authorized users. Firewall protection prevents hackers from illegally getting into your computer system and taking your patients’ data.

NetProtect internet security appliances, manufactured by SonicWALL, provide firewall protection that is certified by the International Computer Security Association (ICSA), the world’s most trusted security assurance authority. SonicWALL's family of Internet security products and services deliver cost-effective, flexible, and easy-to-administer security solutions to protect healthcare organizations, from the small practice to large medical centers.

NetProtect Firewall Appliance

• Appliance is available through Provider Advantage
• Includes ICSA firewall protection
• VPN appliances support a modem port for dial-in support
• Firmware updates (automatically pushed to the units) assures the device is up to date
• Virus protection is also available at an additional fee