Simplifying Healthcare Security: Wursta and Tehama’s Solution for a Complex Threat Landscape

Wursta has recently partnered with Tehama, the fastest, easiest, most secure way to deploy a virtual workforce. The healthcare sector faces constant threats of cyber attacks, as malicious actors exploit vulnerabilities to breach critical systems, with no sign of improvement in the near term. As reported by the HIPAA Journal:

  The healthcare sector continues to face relentless cyber threats, with little sign of relief. The HIPAA Journal recently reported that in 2024, over 700 breaches exposed more than 275 million patient records—an average of 758,000 records per day hipaajournal.com.

Safeguarding critical data and infrastructure demands a proactive, holistic cybersecurity approach. Tehama leads the way with secure cloud enclaves and unified security posture management, dramatically reducing the attack surface and protecting healthcare systems from modern cyber threats.

The Heightened Cybersecurity Threat to Healthcare

Cybercriminals often target healthcare organizations due to the sensitive nature of their data and the critical services they provide. Ransomware, phishing, and insider threats are on the rise, with hackers increasingly focusing on healthcare organizations as they move toward cloud-based operations and AI-powered tools. This can lead to devastating consequences. A breach in healthcare can lead to compromised patient records, disruption of essential services, and even endangerment of patient safety.

Historically, the healthcare sector has been the most expensive industry when it comes to mitigating and recovering from a data breach. According to the latest report by IBM and the Ponemon Institute, the average healthcare breach cost was $9.8 million in 2024. As such, it is more urgent than ever to have strong defenses in place.

Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) Healthcare sector analysis revealed significant shifts compared to previous years. “Insiders deliberately causing breaches have surged back into second place after a steady decline since 2018. Interestingly, Personal data has eclipsed Medical data as the preferred target for threat actors.”

The Cybersecurity Tech Stack Integration Treadmill 

The average organization might work with 10 to 15 different vendors and 60 to 70 different tools, according to a Gartner report. As the quantity of cybersecurity tools increases, the resulting sprawl brings numerous challenges. As IT pros are plagued with more false positives, alert fatigue sets in. It becomes impossible to discern what’s actually a threat and know when you’re exposed to an attack. Functionality can overlap, which means some of the spending is unnecessary. Ironically, more tools can make remaining gaps harder to spot. Finally, -and also ironically- cybersecurity sprawl can increase attack surface, since many tools connect to critical data.

Better cybersecurity is what organizations need, which isn’t necessarily achieved by adding more tools.

Meeting Healthcare’s Unique Cybersecurity Needs

Tehama’s all-in-one cybersecurity platform delivers immediate value, integrating seamlessly with healthcare’s existing IT infrastructure and addressing healthcare’s growing complexities, ensuring organizations remain compliant with industry standards like HIPAA. 

•  Governance: Tehama simplifies governance and compliance challenges for healthcare organizations by securing data and AI tools such as large language models (LLMs). This allows healthcare organizations to focus on delivering exceptional care. With the growing use of AI in healthcare, Tehama ensures data governance and secure, compliant environments for the use of AI tools.
•  Regulatory Compliance: Tehama’s platform enforces policy-based compliance with key regulations such as HIPAA and SOC2.
•  Comprehensive threat protection: From insider attacks to ransomware, Tehama’s solutions reduce risk and protect critical healthcare assets.

Secure Cloud Enclaves: Transforming Healthcare Cybersecurity

Tehama provides a cybersecurity solution tailored specifically to meet the needs of the healthcare industry. The Tehama offering includes Secure Cloud Enclaves, controlled virtual environments designed to isolate critical healthcare data from potential threats. By isolating data and enforcing strict access policies, they provide a hardened barrier against cyberattacks. 

Some of the key benefits of Tehama’s secure cloud enclaves include:

•  Isolating sensitive patient data to mitigate risk
• Reducing the attack surface by compartmentalizing critical resources
• Enabling remote access without compromising security

With the Tehama solution, healthcare organizations can confidently manage sensitive information while meeting regulatory and governance requirements.

Tehama provides a single enterprise platform that consolidates tools and technologies, making it easy to manage and scale. Features like role-based access control, SASE integration, and privileged access management ensure that all access points are fortified against potential threats.

Safeguard your Cloud-First World with Wursta’s 3C Framework

Our security experts use a comprehensive 3C Framework to deliver personalized insights into your organization’s unique risk posture, empowering you to make informed decisions and proactively protect your business. With Wursta’s 3C Framework, you can elevate your cloud security posture and ensure business continuity in the cloud by gaining:

• Clarity on hidden risks and threats
• Control with a strategic roadmap
• Confidence to strengthen your defenses

Wursta’s Security & Cloud Risk Assessment (S&CRA) provides you with a comprehensive analysis of your Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace security controls, technology settings, and human capital practices. Our S&CRA is based on the NIST CSF to ensure your Google infrastructure complies with regulations such as CMMC and HIPAA.