External Vulnerability Scanning

External vulnerability scanning is a critical security practice that identifies “holes” in your network firewalls where malicious outsiders could potentially break in and attack. While an internal scan operates inside your practice’s perimeter, an external scan simulates the perspective of a hacker from the outside looking in. As a leader in managed IT services for healthcare, Tier3MD integrates these scans into our comprehensive HIPAA security risk assessments to ensure your perimeter is ironclad.

How External Scanning Protects Your Practice

As part of our HIPAA compliant IT services, Tier3MD performs detailed external vulnerability scanning on your network. You will receive comprehensive reports highlighting security holes, warnings, and informational items, including CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) scores.
Identifying these external vulnerabilities is essential because they represent the primary doorways a malicious attacker would use to gain access to your internal network. By running these scans, we can identify and remediate vulnerabilities before they are exploited. Because these scans are cost-effective and non-intrusive, we often recommend running them at least twice per year to stay ahead of emergent healthcare cybersecurity services threats.

How Does a Scan Work?

Unlike antivirus software, a vulnerability scan does not traverse every individual network file. Instead, it is configured to scan specific interfaces, such as external IP addresses, ports, and services.

Non-Intrusive: A scan is designed to be a “look but don’t touch” process. It identifies risks without exploiting them, providing a logged summary of alerts for our medical IT support team to act upon.
Perimeter Defense: Think of an external scan like a home alarm system on the outside of your house. It checks the locks on your “digital doors and windows” (the network perimeter).
Internal vs. External: While the external scan checks the perimeter, an internal scan acts like motion detectors inside the house, finding vulnerabilities that may already be within your practice’s local network.

Comprehensive Healthcare Technology Solutions

Vulnerability scanning is a vital piece of the puzzle, but it is most effective when paired with other healthcare technology solutions. At Tier3MD, we bridge the gap between simple scanning and full-scale IT disaster recovery solutions healthcare providers can rely on. By understanding the results of your scan, our healthcare IT consulting team can prioritize which security patches and configuration changes are most urgent for your specific environment.

Why Choose Tier3MD for Your Medical Practice?

Since 2005, Tier3MD has been a premier IT service provider for medical practices, focusing on the unique technical and regulatory needs of the healthcare community. What sets us apart is our deep understanding of medical IT support, ensuring that our security scans and remediations are performed without disrupting your daily patient flow or EMR access.
Our mission is to provide reliable IT support medical practices can trust. Whether you need emergency IT support healthcare or specialized IT support for hospitals in the United States, we have the expertise to keep your network secure and your practice operational.

Secure Your Practice Today

Maintaining a secure environment is an ongoing commitment. By partnering with Tier3MD for healthcare IT managed services, you gain a team that understands the intersection of clinical care and technical security. We handle the complexities of secure EMR/IT solutions for healthcare so you can stay focused on your patients.
From analyzing cloud computing and security issues to conducting regular HIPAA security risk assessments, we ensure your practice meets every federal standard with confidence.

Contact Us Today Get a clear picture of your network security. Call Tier3MD at 855-698-4373 or email Info@Tier3MD.com to schedule your external vulnerability scan.