CYBER SECURITY FOR HEALTHCARE
Protect patient data. Secure clinical systems. Stay compliant.
Unizen provides managed healthcare cybersecurity for private hospitals, clinics, diagnostic providers and healthcare organisations across the UK.
We continuously monitor your environment, protect users and devices, reduce risks across legacy systems and give leadership clear evidence that cyber security is being managed.
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Is your healthcare practice experiencing any of these cyber security problems?
Healthcare organisations are a frequent target for cyber attacks due to the sensitive nature of patient data and the operational impact of downtime.
Backups are only useful if they actually work when needed. Many practices have backups in place but have never tested recovery, leaving them exposed to prolonged downtime after an incident.
Microsoft 365 is often the gateway to email compromise, phishing, and data leakage if it is not securely configured. Misconfigurations can leave users, mailboxes, and files unnecessarily exposed.
Patient data is special category data under UK GDPR and requires stronger protection. Weak encryption, poor access management, or insecure storage can lead to serious compliance and reputational risks.
Without strong access controls, compromised passwords can give attackers easy access to email, patient data, and business systems. Multi-factor authentication is now a basic cyber security requirement.
Healthcare environments often rely on ageing PCs, shared workstations, and specialist devices that are harder to secure. Without the right protections, these systems can become easy entry points for attackers.
Healthcare teams are busy, which makes phishing emails harder to spot in the moment. A single clicked link or compromised mailbox can lead to account takeover, data exposure, or ransomware entry.
Healthcare practices often rely on external software vendors, IT providers, and support partners. If third-party access is not properly controlled, monitored, and reviewed, it can introduce unnecessary cyber risk.
Cyber security is not just a technology issue, it is also a people issue. Without regular awareness training, staff may be more likely to fall for phishing, mishandle sensitive information, or miss the signs of a breach.
Why healthcare organisations need stronger cyber security
A ransomware attack can do more than encrypt files. It can prevent staff from accessing systems, interrupt appointments and create serious operational pressure. Effective protection requires secure endpoints, monitored alerts, controlled access and tested recovery arrangements.
Busy healthcare teams are frequent targets for phishing, impersonation and credential theft. One compromised account can expose email, shared files and connected systems. Multi-factor authentication, email security, staff training and active monitoring help reduce this risk.
Healthcare information requires strong protection wherever it is stored, accessed or shared. Poor permissions, unencrypted devices, insecure Microsoft 365 settings or unmanaged accounts can leave sensitive data unnecessarily exposed.
Security tools alone are not enough if nobody is actively reviewing alerts or managing remediation. Without continuous monitoring, suspicious activity can remain undetected until it causes disruption. Unizen can provide 24/7 Security Operations Centre monitoring, vulnerability scanning, endpoint detection, email security and awareness training.
How we set up IT & Cyber
for your healthcare practice
We begin with an external assessment using only your company name and domain. We review your visible cyber exposure, including email security, internet-facing systems, dark web risks, website security and potential brand impersonation, with no internal access, agents or disruption.
We talk through the initial findings, understand your practice, and agree the priority systems, users and devices to onboard. We then deploy the core IT and cyber security tools, establish monitoring, secure Microsoft 365 and begin documenting your environment.
Within the first few days, we provide an early view of the most important risks identified so far. This may include vulnerable devices, weak access controls, exposed accounts, missing security protections or issues affecting resilience and recovery.
By the end of the first week, you receive a clear summary of your IT and cyber security position, the actions already completed and the recommended next steps. From there, you can continue into fully managed IT support, cyber security and ongoing technology management with Unizen.
Cyber Security for Healthcare:
common questions answered
Can you support private healthcare clinics and CQC registration?
Yes. We support private clinics, physiotherapy practices, and independent healthcare providers across the UK with their IT infrastructure, cyber security, and Microsoft 365. We can provide documentation of the technical controls we manage, which may support your CQC registration evidence — though CQC registration is owned and managed by your practice.
Do you support GP practices, private clinics and other healthcare providers?
Yes. Unizen supports healthcare organisations with the IT infrastructure and cyber security surrounding day-to-day clinical operations, including networks, workstations, Microsoft 365, identity management, backups, endpoint security and connectivity.
We already work with healthcare organisations where sensitive data, resilience and service availability are critical. Our healthcare experience includes managed cyber security, 24/7 Security Operations Centre monitoring, backup and disaster recovery, device monitoring and Cyber Essentials support.
Do you support both Windows and Apple devices?
Yes. We can support and manage mixed Windows and macOS environments, subject to the agreed scope and compatibility of your healthcare applications.
This can include device onboarding, security configuration, patching, encryption, endpoint protection, monitoring and user support.
How quickly can you respond to a critical healthcare IT incident?
Critical incident response targets are agreed as part of your service package and service-level agreement.
Priority incidents are triaged according to their operational and security impact, with the most urgent issues escalated immediately. For healthcare organisations, we consider factors such as loss of access to patient information, disruption to clinical workflows, suspected data compromise and wider service availability.
The exact SLA should be displayed alongside the package it applies to rather than presented as a universal response time across every service.
Can you manage our IT and cyber security under one service?
Yes. Unizen combines managed IT support, managed cyber security and ongoing IT management within one service model.
Depending on the selected package, this can include user support, device management, proactive maintenance, cyber monitoring, governance reviews, technology roadmaps, cost optimisation and technical advice for leadership. Unizen’s packages are structured around increasing levels of support, cyber security maturity and strategic management.
This gives healthcare leaders one partner for everyday IT issues, cyber security and longer-term technology planning.
Can you help us prepare for a ransomware attack?
Yes. Ransomware readiness should cover prevention, detection, response and recovery.
We can review your email security, MFA coverage, endpoint protection, administrator access, patching, backups, monitoring and incident response procedures. We can also help define who makes decisions during an incident, how systems would be isolated and how critical services would be restored.
The goal is not only to reduce the chance of an attack, but also to limit downtime and protect continuity of care if an incident occurs.
Can you train healthcare staff to recognise phishing attacks?
Yes. We provide security awareness training and phishing simulations to help staff identify suspicious emails, unsafe links, credential theft and common social-engineering techniques.
Training can be supported by reporting that highlights participation, repeat-risk users and areas requiring further education. Unizen’s managed cyber security offering includes staff phishing testing and security awareness training.
Can you help protect legacy healthcare systems and medical devices?
Yes, although the approach depends on the system and its vendor requirements.
Where older clinical systems, imaging workstations or medical devices cannot support modern security controls, we can reduce risk through measures such as network segmentation, restricted access, stronger monitoring, secure configuration, controlled administrator privileges and improved backup arrangements.
We work around vendor support requirements rather than making unsupported changes to specialist clinical equipment.
Can you protect patient data stored in Microsoft 365?
Yes. We help healthcare providers secure Microsoft 365 through controls such as multi-factor authentication, conditional access, device management, email security, account protection, secure file permissions and off-site Microsoft 365 backup.
We can also review how patient and business information is shared, identify excessive access and strengthen protection around SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams and email.
Do you provide 24/7 cyber security monitoring?
Yes. Our managed security service can include 24/7 Security Operations Centre monitoring, providing continuous alert triage and escalation across the systems covered by the service.
Our healthcare cyber security work has included 24/7 monitoring, defined alert escalation processes, staff security awareness and governance reporting.
IT helpdesk availability and response targets depend on the selected Unizen service package and agreed service levels.
How quickly can a healthcare practice switch IT provider?
How quickly can a healthcare practice switch IT provider?
Initial onboarding can usually be completed within the first week, depending on the size and complexity of your environment. We manage communication with your previous provider, retrieve documentation and credentials, deploy our monitoring and security tools, secure your Microsoft 365 environment, and maintain continuous IT coverage throughout the transition.
Where clinical systems are involved, we also coordinate with the relevant software vendors to minimise disruption and help ensure there is no gap in clinical access.
For organisations that want to experience the service before fully committing, we also offer a trial period. During the first week, we onboard the core IT and cyber security tools, establish monitoring, review your environment, and begin identifying risks and improvement opportunities.
Start your healthcare IT & cyber security trial today
Experience Unizen’s IT and cyber security onboarding for healthcare practices. In the first week, we deploy the core tools, secure the foundations and provide an early risk snapshot so you can make informed decisions with confidence.