Healthcare
Penetration Testing for the Healthcare Sector
Healthcare systems face growing risks every day. You need protection that keeps your network safe and your data secure. Our services help you stay ahead of attacks and meet compliance without confusion.
Overview
How We Secure Healthcare.
Secure your healthcare systems and patient records using tested and reliable cybersecurity solutions.
Most healthcare teams discover a breach months after it starts. That delay gives attackers time to steal valuable patient data. You store sensitive details like social security numbers, insurance data, payment history, and personal records. Hackers know that.
You must stay ready. Our cybersecurity services protect your systems and help you meet compliance rules like SOC 2 and ISO 27000. You avoid risks and reduce impact. Patient data stays safe. Operations continue without disruption.
Cybersecurity is now a core part of every healthcare setup. You need strong defenses to protect patients and support your team.
Threat picture
How Healthcare Organisations Get Attacked.
Health data is valuable, clinical systems cannot be taken offline, and medical devices were rarely designed with an attacker in mind.
Ransomware against clinical systems
Healthcare is targeted because downtime has immediate human consequences, which makes payment more likely. The entry point is usually ordinary: a phishing email, an exposed remote access service, or an unpatched system nobody could take offline to fix.
Patient record access control
Systems holding patient data often authenticate well and authorise poorly. Whether one clinician can reach records outside their care relationship, or a portal user can read another patient's results, is the test that matters most and the one most often skipped.
Connected medical devices
Infusion pumps, imaging equipment and monitoring systems sit on the network with long support lifecycles and limited patching. We assess what they expose and what an attacker reaching them could do, working within the constraints of clinical equipment.
Third-party clinical software
Most healthcare providers run software from several suppliers, integrated through interfaces that carry patient data between them. Those interfaces are frequently trusted more than they should be.
What we deliver
What Pluto Cyber Security Offers Healthcare Clients.
Real-Time Attack Response
Your defenders must react fast. Our red team joins your blue team in live sessions. We launch attacks, trace alerts, and fix issues instantly. You get new rules from each missed signal. This collaboration reduces time-to-response and strengthens your internal detection playbook.
No False Alerts
False alarms waste your time. We deliver only accurate results. You get real insights through penetration testing, red teaming, and full security audits. You avoid guesswork and focus on threats that matter. You gain confidence knowing your team is working with clean and verified threat data.
Beyond Basic Scans
Basic scans miss real threats. We go deeper to find hidden risks. You stay compliant with healthcare standards like SOC 2, NIST SP800-115, and ITSG-33. You keep systems locked down and ready. Manual testing also uncovers logic flaws and device-specific vulnerabilities that tools overlook.
Cyber Defense Across the Five Cs
Every healthcare group must cover five key areas. We focus on compliance, cost, change, continuity, and coverage. You gain a defense plan that fits your goals. This full-spectrum strategy reduces surprises and gives you control.
Secure Medical Devices
Hackers target weak devices. We test each one to find open doors. You patch fast and protect equipment that matters. You maintain safety across critical hardware from insulin pumps to imaging systems.
Stop Ransomware in Healthcare
Ransomware locks out patient files. We find the cracks that let attackers in. You fix them first and stay in control. You avoid data loss and service downtime. Our tests mimic ransomware paths to see how fast it spreads and how to cut it off.
Compliance
What Healthcare Providers Have to Answer To.
UK GDPR treats health information as special category data under Article 9, which raises both the standard of protection expected and the consequences of getting it wrong. The Data Protection Act 2018 sits alongside it.
Organisations connected to NHS systems complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit annually, and its assertions are considerably easier to evidence with a recent test than with policy alone. Suppliers of clinical software also work to DCB0129, and providers deploying it to DCB0160.
If you handle US or Canadian patient data as well, HIPAA and PHIPA obligations travel with it. We cover that in a separate section of the report rather than mixing it with your UK obligations, because they are answered by different people.
- SOC 2
- NIST SP800-115
- ITSG-33
Yes, and that is how we prefer to work. We ask for test accounts and synthetic records at each role level, which is enough to test access control properly. Where a system cannot separate test from live, we agree the scope in writing, limit access to named testers, and destroy everything afterwards with written confirmation.
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