El Camino Health
Human-focused security strategy heralds new patient safety era of cybersecurity
At A Glance
El Camino Health is a nationally recognized, locally trusted nonprofit healthcare system serving residents of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Silicon Valley and Santa Clara County. Founded in 1961, it operates two acute care hospital campuses in Mountain View and Los Gatos, California, along with a network of primary care, specialty care, and urgent care locations throughout the region.
Products Used
- Collaboration Security
The healthcare industry increasingly
CIO and 2024 CIO Orbie winner Deb Muro knows that when it comes to cybersecurity, it requires a dedicated focus on continuous improvement—and the work is never complete. And this new era of cybersecurity is tied to a healthcare system’s foremost mission: ensuring safety, healing and the well-being of every patient.
The Proofpoint solution protects against threats by using real-time intelligence to identify the organization’s most likely attackers and those most likely to be attacked. ECH gains a layer of defense against malicious exploits and, at the same time, educates frequently attacked individuals to stay on high guard.
The healthcare industry increasingly recognizes the potential connection between cyber events and adverse patient outcomes. But with Proofpoint’s unique human-centric approach to cybersecurity, ECH can stay ahead of threats and protect what matters most—the safety of its patients.