{"id":401561,"date":"2020-12-17T06:03:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T11:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=401561"},"modified":"2020-12-17T06:03:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T11:03:21","slug":"check-point-software-ensures-security-of-vital-public-health-data-and-services-in-the-cloud-for-nhs-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/check-point-software-ensures-security-of-vital-public-health-data-and-services-in-the-cloud-for-nhs-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Point Software Ensures Security of Vital Public Health Data and Services in the Cloud for NHS Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nCheck Point secures and streamlines management of NHS Scotland\u2019s sensitive health data in the public cloud, and gives hyperscalability to support rapid roll-out of Covid-19 related apps and vaccine management systems
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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Check Point\u00ae Software Technologies Ltd.<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber-security solutions globally,\u00a0has announced that it has been chosen by NHS <\/a>National<\/a> Services Scotland, the publicly funded healthcare service in Scotland to secure and streamline the management of its public cloud data, and provide complete threat prevention for vital public services such as Scotland\u2019s \u2018Test & Protect\u2019 and vaccine management services.<\/p>\n

NHS Scotland provides public health and social care services to the country\u2019s population, and has been transitioning healthcare data and services to Microsoft\u2019s Azure public cloud for the past 18 months. The start of the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the need for security that seamlessly expands on demand to hyperscale capacity. NHS Scotland\u2019s cloud infrastructure powers the country\u2019s \u2018Test & Protect\u2019 services, which has over a million users, as well as the \u2018Protect Scotland\u2019 proximity app, so it was critical these services were completely secured against threats and attacks. The organization is also developing systems for scheduling and managing Covid-19 vaccinations in Scotland as the vaccines become available.<\/p>\n

\u201cCheck Point\u2019s CloudGuard has been key in enabling us to add new cloud workloads and services without needing to constantly review or deploy new security infrastructure. This means we can focus on the critical public-facing tasks where we can add real value, such as developing and running Scotland\u2019s \u2018Test & Protect\u2019 services,\u201d said Deryck Mitchelson, Chief Information Security Officer, NHS Scotland. \u201cRight now we are building our vaccination management systems, and our cloud-first approach gives us the agility and scalability we need to roll it out nationally while being sure that data and services are secured.\u201d<\/p>\n

As it runs multiple essential healthcare systems, NHS Scotland also needs to have full visibility of who is accessing data, where it is being shared and how it is used to comply with GDPR and national data security legislation. To secure its healthcare data and services to the public cloud, NHS Scotland has implemented:<\/p>\n