Edge Threat Management Solutions

Edge Threat Management Solutions addresses the specific security requirements of healthcare networks, where the combination of sensitive patient data, regulated PHI (Protected Health Information) access rules, and a heterogeneous device population (clinical workstations, medical imaging equipment, infusion pumps, and visitor devices) creates a security posture challenge that general-purpose firewall products are not optimised to meet. The platform integrates with existing Active Directory and LDAP infrastructure to associate network access permissions with staff roles and credentials, meaning that a nurse's account has access to clinical systems consistent with their job function while an administrative employee's account does not, and that access is enforced at the network level rather than relying solely on application-layer authentication. Malware and virus traffic is inspected and blocked at the network perimeter before it reaches endpoint devices, which is the preventive control that reduces the volume of endpoint-level security incidents that healthcare IT staff must respond to.

Device monitoring covers every device, application, and event visible on the network, providing the asset inventory and traffic visibility that compliance auditors and security analysts require. In healthcare environments where medical devices often run embedded operating systems that cannot be updated through standard patch management workflows, knowing what is on the network and what it is communicating with is the prerequisite for identifying devices that represent elevated risk. Software update management within the platform addresses the vulnerability mitigation requirement for devices that can be patched, reducing the attack surface available to adversaries who target unpatched vulnerabilities as the initial access vector into healthcare networks. The platform integrates with Arista EOS and CloudVision, allowing the security policy layer to be consistent with the network policy layer and avoiding the configuration divergence that occurs when security and network teams manage separate systems independently.