Case Study: PDS Health achieves secure privileged access and better patient data protection with Palo Alto Networks Idira

PDS Health secures 5,000 endpoints with Palo Alto Networks

PDS Health, a leading dental support organization, faced significant challenges in managing privileged access and securing credentials for its over 900 dental practices and 14,000 team members. With passwords stored in an insecure spreadsheet and admin rights poorly controlled on thousands of devices, the company was vulnerable to security incidents. To address this, PDS Health partnered with Palo Alto Networks and implemented its Idira Identity Security Platform.

The Palo Alto Networks solution included Idira Privilege Cloud, Idira Workforce Password Management, and Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager. This provided PDS Health with detailed insights into its environment, secured 2,000 IT admin accounts and 5,000 endpoints, and replaced the insecure password spreadsheet. The results included stronger security without impeding productivity, a reduced cyber insurance premium, compliance with HIPAA standards, and positive feedback from users.

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