74 According to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, 45 million patients were impacted by healthcare breaches in the first half of 2024. At the same time, ransomware attacks are targeting healthcare institutions more aggressively. A 2024 study by Sophos found that 67% of healthcare organizations were hit by ransomware, with 74% of those attacks leading to data encryption. With the rapid digitization of medical records, including PET scans, MRIs, electronic health records (EHRs) and digital pathology, the need to secure healthcare data has never been greater. Losing access to patient data can mean delayed treatments, disrupted operations, and even life-threatening situations for hospitals, clinics, and medical institutions. While traditional data storage systems might offer basic protection against drive failures, they often fall short in the face of sophisticated ransomware and insider threats. Enter Scality RING and Superna, a powerful combination that not only protects healthcare data but also proactively detects and responds to malicious behaviors. Scality RING: Robust, secure data storage for healthcare Scality RING is a scale-out file and object storage platform designed to manage vast amounts of unstructured data – precisely what medical institutions generate through imaging studies like PET scans, MRIs and more. Scality RING isn’t just about storage; it’s about secure, resilient storage that healthcare organizations can rely on for the long term. Medical use cases of Scality RING It’s estimated that healthcare imaging and diagnostics organizations generate as much as 137 terabytes of data every day. Scality RING excels at handling these large datasets efficiently, ensuring medical institutions can store, access and share patient imaging without disruption. Furthermore, RING provides healthcare professionals immediate access to this critical data, eliminating the risk of patient care delays due to inaccessible records. End-to-end cyber resilience through CORE5 Scality RING is built with CORE5, a comprehensive set of cyber-resiliency capabilities designed to provide unbreakable data protection at every level of the system — from API to architecture.. RING features true immutability to protect data from being accidentally or maliciously deleted – a crucial safeguard against ransomware that attempts to encrypt or destroy critical files. RING is designed from the ground up to protect against multiple simultaneous hardware failures while still providing full access to data. It also replicates data across multiple locations, ensuring data is always safe and accessible. Scality’s five levels of cyber-resilience HIPAA compliance Scality RING plays a vital role in ensuring that healthcare organizations meet strict regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in the U.S. By providing secure, resilient, and scalable data storage, Scality RING enables medical institutions to maintain compliance without compromising the accessibility or security of patient data. Superna: An extra layer of security with behavioral analysis While Scality RING offers unparalleled protection and storage capabilities, wouldn’t it be ideal if malicious attacks could be detected early, preventing malware from attempting to tamper with the data? This is where Superna steps in, with its advanced behavioral analysis engine complementing the security measures already provided by Scality RING. How Superna enhances security Superna is designed to monitor user activity in real-time, using sophisticated algorithms to detect suspicious behaviors before they result in data loss or breaches. By identifying irregular patterns in user actions—such as unusual file access, unauthorized attempts to modify or delete data, or spikes in activity that might indicate a ransomware attack and other malicious destructive data user behaviors —Superna can act swiftly. How Superna and Scality integrate at a high level Automated response to threats Superna doesn’t just detect potential threats; it takes immediate action to mitigate them. Upon recognizing suspicious behavior, Superna can automatically block suspect users, disable access to sensitive data, or trigger an alert for further investigation, relaying to SIEM/SOAR and ticket systems like ServiceNow. When integrated with Scality RING, Superna ensures that even if an attacker tries to manipulate or delete data, the system takes immediate action to protect it. Why Scality and Superna are better together Combining Scality’s CORE5 security with Superna’s behavioral analysis creates a comprehensive, multi-layered defense strategy uniquely suited for the healthcare industry. Scality RING provides the data integrity and end-to-end cyber resilience that healthcare institutions need to prevent accidental or malicious loss of sensitive data. Superna provides the required behavioral analysis to stop malicious activity before it can do harm. It actively monitors for threats and provides a proactive defense layer that responds to potential attacks in real-time. Consider a scenario where an insider with access to patient data attempts to delete files or make unauthorized changes. With CORE5, even if a malicious actor with access to the storage attempts to encrypt data, object immutability ensures the information remains intact, and the deletion attempt is flagged. Simultaneously, Superna identifies the unusual activity, locks the user’s access, and prevents further damage, minimizing downtime and maintaining operational continuity. Key benefits for healthcare institutions With Scality RING and Superna, healthcare organizations gain: Data availability and durability: RING ensures continuous access to essential data, such as patient records and imaging, even during system failures. Ransomware detection: Superna’s real-time behavioral monitoring detects ransomware early and can block malicious destructive data user behaviors before they cause damage. Cost efficiency: Scality RING’s scalable nature allows healthcare institutions to grow their storage needs without incurring prohibitive costs. Regulatory compliance: Scality RING and Superna help healthcare organizations meet critical compliance requirements like HIPAA and GDPR by securing data and ensuring continuous access. Future-proofed security for healthcare As healthcare institutions face increasing ransomware threats, the need for robust, scalable, and intelligent data protection has never been greater. Scality RING and Superna offer a comprehensive solution, combining the strength of scale-out storage with real-time behavioral analysis to protect vital medical information from hardware failures and malicious attacks. Together, they provide the tools needed to ensure that patient data remains safe, accessible, and compliant, helping healthcare institutions focus on what matters most—delivering quality care. If you want to secure your healthcare institution’s data, it’s time to explore the powerful combination of Scality RING and Superna for a future-proof data protection strategy.
