“Forescout Technologies, the leader in Active Defense for the Enterprise of Things, today announced its acquisition of CyberMDX, a leading healthcare cybersecurity provider delivering visibility and threat prevention for medical devices and clinical networks. The acquisition further strengthens Forescout’s position as the industry leader in out-of-the-box support for the broadest set of connected device types across IT, IoT, OT and IoMT devices.”
“’Forescout is seeing rapid growth in healthcare, a market the company has always focused attention on from a technology and sales perspective,’ said Wael Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer of Forescout. ‘Cybersecurity for IoMT, much like cybersecurity for OT devices, requires specific expertise and technologies. We are pleased to have the CyberMDX team join Forescout as we continue delivering new capabilities on our market-leading platform and grow our R&D center.'”
“Forescout is recognized by many of the world’s largest organizations as the leader in device visibility and control, ensuring customers can see all the devices connected to their networks, continuously and in real-time, and then take automated action to mitigate risks. CyberMDX offers a leading solution for visibility and risk management of IoMT devices. Together, Forescout and CyberMDX have a powerful platform that delivers an easy-to-use, scalable and agentless approach to device visibility, classification, threat detection and incident response focused on IoMT devices to better serve healthcare organizations.”
“’CyberMDX enables hospitals to provide quality care by securing and protecting the systems and devices they rely on every day to treat patients and save lives,’ said Amir Magner, President and Co-Founder of CyberMDX. ‘We are thrilled to join the Forescout team where our innovation can continue to make a profound difference to healthcare organizations around the world…'” Read the full press release here.
Source: Forescout Acquires CyberMDX to Expand Healthcare Cybersecurity Focus – February 1, 2022. Forescout.
