Healthcare Orgs: Do You Need an Outsourced SOC?

Gartner predicts that 50% of organizations will partner with an external MDR (Managed Detection and Response) service by 2025 for around-the-clock monitoring. What determines where healthcare organizations fall on that 50/50 split over using an outsourced SOC? It usually comes down to their ability to adapt to the current needs of the healthcare industry.

A growing demand for improved healthcare services means more healthcare providers are turning to the cloud. But for a world built on strict regulations and literal life-or-death situations, migrating too quickly to the cloud can be a serious challenge. When healthcare teams take on cloud adoption too fast, then run the risk of:

Accumulating cloud services that fall through security cracks—AKA shadow ITExpanding their organization’s attack surface without a means of defense, opening up more opportunities for breaches and leaks

That’s where the help of an outsourced SOC comes in. With an extra team of experts on board, healthcare organizations can secure new ephemeral environments—without putting their security teams through resource strain or burnout.

Still, it can be tough for healthcare organizations to identify when it’s time to outsource, if ever at all. Here are some tell-tale signs that outsourcing a SOC and investing in managed services is the right call.

Your Teams Are Already Overwhelmed

While most healthcare organizations have a trusted team of a few security experts, they’re usually smaller than most security teams in tech enterprises, snappy startups, or other more cyber-savvy industries. That leads to a tricky cycle of needing to do more with fewer resources.

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