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Data-Driven Defense: Enhancing Healthcare Experiences with LeanTaaS and Signal Sciences
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning
- Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Leasing Finance Automation
- Tamper Detection
Services
- Data Science Services
The Challenge
LeanTaaS, a company that serves leading hospitals and healthcare providers across the country, was in need of a security solution that could provide real-time visibility and defense for their cloud-based APIs. The company uses a lean approach and data analytics to create more efficient medical facilities, and develops software products that combine lean principles, predictive analytics, and machine learning to enhance hospital efficiency. Over 50 providers across the nation rely on their products to increase patient access, decrease wait times, reduce healthcare delivery costs, and improve revenues. However, securing their cloud-based web services and APIs while meeting HIPAA compliance requirements posed a significant challenge.
About The Customer
LeanTaaS is a software company that serves some of the leading hospitals and healthcare providers across the United States. They use a lean approach coupled with data analytics to create more efficient medical facilities. The company develops software products that combine lean principles, predictive analytics, and machine learning to make hospitals more efficient. More than 50 providers across the nation rely on their products to increase patient access, decrease wait times, reduce healthcare delivery costs, and improve revenues. LeanTaaS is also a service provider to medical establishments, operating within the highly regulated healthcare industry.
The Solution
LeanTaaS turned to Signal Sciences for a solution to their security and compliance challenges. Signal Sciences was able to detect and block known threats, while also providing deep visibility across all of LeanTaaS' web services. This became a core component of LeanTaaS’ security and compliance toolkit. The company integrated security with their fast-paced development and deployment process. Chandra Kalle, Director of Engineering, built a team that took a holistic approach to security, believing that security should be baked in throughout engineering, infrastructure, and operations. Using Signal Sciences as a web application firewall across their infrastructure, LeanTaaS saw significant success in their development, security, and operations teams. They were able to deploy it in blocking mode in under 40 minutes, and it seamlessly integrated into their CI/CD pipeline.
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