Healthcare organizations face growing cybersecurity risks as interconnected medical devices (IoMT) expand attack surfaces. Ransomware attacks on healthcare have been linked to patient deaths, and over 53% of connected healthcare devices contain critical vulnerabilities. Traditional security measures are insufficient, and tools like Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) often exceed the resources of smaller providers. A layered security strategy combining proactive hardening with managed EDR is recommended. Using a nurse call system breach scenario, the post illustrates how managed EDR detects lateral movement, isolates infected endpoints, remediates threats, and strengthens defenses — even when IoMT devices themselves cannot run EDR agents.
