Healthcare
When Cyber Attacks Become Patient Safety Events
Ransomware on a hospital network doesn't just breach data it has a serious human impact. It delays surgeries, disrupts ICUs, and puts lives at risk.
SamurAI by NTT Security delivers 24/7 MDR for critical infrastructure, connected medical device security, and NIS2 compliance. All the while, keeping patient care the priority when adversaries strike.
DORA Aligned
NIS2 Ready
EU-based SOC
800B+
Logs analysed annually
<51Hr
Record onboarding time
40%
Global internet traffic monitored via NTT backbone
Top 1%
Globally in cyber competitions
The Gaps
Healthcare's Unique Attack Surface
Healthcare combines high-value data, life-critical operations, and legacy technology in ways that no other sector replicates. Attackers know this and unfortunately, exploit it.
Ransomware Targeting Patient Care
Healthcare ransomware operators target Electronic Health Records (EHR), radiology systems, and anaesthesia devices amongst others, knowing hospitals will pay quickly to restore patient care. Unlike corporate ransomware, healthcare attacks directly threaten lives and trigger mandatory NIS2 reporting.
Connected Medical Device Exploitation
Infusion pumps, patient monitors, imaging systems, and diagnostic equipment run embedded software rarely patched after deployment. Compromised devices provide lateral movement paths into clinical networks or can even be weaponised directly against patients in high-consequence scenarios.
Patient Data & Genomic Records
Healthcare records are showing up on dark web markets. Genomic data (DNA info) adds a new dimension as once stolen, it cannot be changed. Breaches trigger simultaneous GDPR and NIS2 obligations with overlapping notification timelines. Healthcare data breaches cost an average of $7.42 million per incident in 2025 (IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025)
R&D and IP Exfiltration
Pharmaceutical companies and life sciences organisations face sustained nation-state espionage targeting clinical trial data, drug formulations, and regulatory submissions. This was seen starting December 2020 when the European Medicines Agency was breached. COVID-19 vaccine regulatory documents were stolen and then leaked. This demonstrated that state-sponsored actors identified vaccine development IP as a geopolitical asset. This type of challenge continues.
SamurAI Approach for Healthcare
The full spectrum of proactive cyber defense
SamurAI MDR is the 24/7 detection and response engine at the heart of what we do - cyber risk mitigation. We know that the most effective defense starts long before an incident occurs. That's why we operate across the full security lifecycle of the challenge from threat intelligence to incident response.
Clinical Systems Cannot Wait, We Have 24/7 Analysts
Healthcare incidents do not happen at a specific time of day or when everyone is at their laptops working. SamurAI MDR gives you direct 24/7 access to analysts ranked in the top 1% globally. European soverign, we operate from a certified SOC in Gothenburg with no tiered escalation delays. Threats are detected, contained, and responded to fast.
Top 1% · 24/7 · No Delays
Complete Visibility Across Clinical & OT Environments
From EHR systems, medical devices, and cloud applications, to OT infrastructure, we collect telemetry from cloud, network, endpoint, application, and OT systems in a single unified view. Using the SamurAI Endpoint Agent and Network Traffic Analyzer for deep forensic and packet-level visibility, we eliminate the blind spots.
Cloud · OT · Endpoint
Threat Detection Built In-House
73% of security incidents detected by SamurAI customers were caught by NTT-developed tools and methods. Unlike providers relying on third-party tools, our proprietary platform gives full control over detection logic and response capabilities. We also use AI-driven analytics identifying both known and unknown threats across your environment.
73% NTT-Developed · Responsible AI
NTT Intelligence: Gives Visibility Into Adversaries Targeting Healthcare
Powered by NTT's global IP backbone, monitoring over 40% of global internet traffic, SamurAI CTI combines NTT data, OSINT, and commercial intelligence feeds to deliver curated, contextual threat intelligence. This gives healthcare security teams visibility into adversary infrastructure before it reaches their systems.
40% Global IP · CTI · NTT
Operational in Days, and Without Disrupting Patient Services
The Healthcare industry cannot afford lengthy deployments. SamurAI MDR's record onboarding time is 51 hours (from activation to full coverage). The platform integrates seamlessly with your existing security stack across cloud, network, endpoint, and OT environments so you don't have to do rip-and-replace. Then, there is no operational disruption.
<51hrs onboarding · Seamless Integration
Scales Across Sites, Systems & Regions of Your Organisation
From a single hospital to a regional health network, we ensure seamless integration, rapid deployment, and continuous protection as your organisation as it grows. This is successfully deployed at a scale up to 2.5TB of log ingestion per day across thousands of users.
2.5TB/day · Scales with Growth
NIS2 Regulation & SamurAI MDR
Ready to Help Healthcare with NIS2 Regulation
SamurAI's capabilities are purpose-mapped to the threats and regulatory obligations facing healthcare institutions. We lead with proactive intelligence before falling back on detection and response.
NIS2-Directive
NIS2 Directive for Healthcare - Some Key Highlight Areas
In force: across the EU since 2024
NIS2 classifies healthcare providers as essential entities under Annex I. This tier means that they have proactive supervision, board-level accountability, and the severe penalty exposure possibilities.
Ref: NIS2 Official Site of European Union - NIS2
• Article 20(1): Management body approval and oversight management bodies must formally approve cybersecurity risk management measures and can be held personally liable for infringements. SamurAI MDR's Executive Compliance Dashboards provide the board-ready reporting that evidences this oversight. • Article 21(2)(b): Incident handling and continuous monitoring documented procedures for detection, analysis, containment, response, and recovery. SamurAI MDR provides 24/7/365 SOC monitoring with timestamped, audit-ready coverage across endpoint, network, cloud, and identity. • Article 23(4)(a): Early warning within 24 hours notification to the national CSIRT within 24 hours of becoming aware of a significant incident. SamurAI MDR provides the detection mechanism and the documented evidence of when the entity became aware
• Article 23(4)(b): Qualified notification within 72 hours initial assessment including severity, impact, and indicators of compromise. SamurAI MDR provides MITRE ATT&CK-mapped incident analysis in a format ready for direct submission to your national health authority and CSIRT • Article 23(4)(d): Final report within one month root cause, detailed description, applied and ongoing mitigation measures. SamurAI MDR produces a complete incident report covering all four required elements, formatted for regulatory submission. • Article 21(2)(d): Supply chain security, assessment of ICT supplier and service provider risk. SamurAI MDR monitors third-party integrations and flags anomalous activity from supplier connections.