Case Study: Sysmex Corporation strengthens medical testing security with McAfee Embedded Control

Embedded Security Strengthens Confidence in Medical Testing Equipment

Sysmex Corporation, a leading manufacturer of medical laboratory testing equipment, needed a way to secure networked testing devices in healthcare environments. As more of its systems ran on Windows Embedded, Sysmex wanted an antivirus solution that could protect against malware introduced through networks or removable media without requiring frequent updates or heavy processing overhead. The vendor was McAfee, and the product used was McAfee Embedded Control.

McAfee Embedded Control gave Sysmex a whitelisting-based security approach that allows only approved applications to run, making it well suited to closed lab systems. The solution became a standard feature on every Sysmex hematology testing device, helping protect patient data and support accurate test results without virus definition updates or scans. With McAfee’s embedded security in place, Sysmex strengthened its quality strategy and gained a competitive advantage in the medical testing equipment market.

Sysmex Corporation

Shoichiro Asada

Chief Engineer