Strengthening OT cybersecurity in Lower Austria

Key Takeaways

• Designed to help provide visibility into network failures and alarms to support proactive management using Cyber Insights 

• Monitor IT components and scan traffic at TCP/IP level for issues

• Three core capabilities at once: vulnerability management, asset traceability, threat detection

• Help support hospital system stability while working toward legal cybersecurity compliance requirements

Meeting Regulatory Requirements With Comprehensive Network Visibility

St. Pölten University Hospital serves Lower Austria as the region's largest healthcare facility, supporting 20,000 surgeries and 540,000 ambulance visits annually. With critical operations depending on technical infrastructure, the hospital's technical department recognized that evolving cybersecurity regulations required a new approach to network management. 
 
The challenge was twofold. First, the hospital needed transparency across its existing network and management to understand how systems connected. Second, the team needed to identify weak points before they became vulnerabilities that could compromise patient care or regulatory compliance. 
 
The hospital found that its existing monitoring tools did not fully address the complexity of its network environment. When Honeywell introduced Cyber Insights during routine quarterly meetings, the hospital saw a solution designed to help address these specific needs.

Deploying OT Cybersecurity Solutions to Identify Threats and Maintain Compliance

As the first healthcare site to deploy Cyber Insights, St. Pölten worked closely with Honeywell to navigate legal harmonization challenges. The implementation focused on three core capabilities: vulnerability management to identify security weaknesses, asset traceability to maintain complete network visibility and threat detection to respond proactively to potential issues. 
 
The hospital’s experience supported the approach. After deployment, the technical team gained access to detailed lists showing failures and alarms, helping them address issues and work toward a more stable system.  The hospital reports that it is better positioned to support stable operations and work toward meeting the cybersecurity compliance requirements. 
 
Cyber Insights provided the hospital with integrated package designed to support vulnerability management, enable asset tracking and help detect threats. For a facility managing thousands of daily patient interactions, this integrated approach to OT cybersecurity is designed to help support operational reliability and regulatory preparedness.