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Cybersecurity for Healthcare & MedTech

Citadelo helps hospitals, digital health companies and MedTech organizations identify real vulnerabilities through hands-on penetration testing, not just compliance checklists.

We help Healthcare & MedTech organizations

By simulating real-world attacks to uncover vulnerabilities in healthcare systems - what automated tools and standard audits miss across applications, infrastructure, cloud and connected environments.
Reduce cyber risk and support readiness for frameworks such as NIS2, GDPR, ISO 27001 and other sector-relevant requirements.
Support secure product development, faster enterprise sales and successful security due diligence.

Why this matters in healthcare

Protect sensitive patient data
Protect your reputation
Reduce the risk of downtime and operational disruption
Strict regulatory pressure
Protect against growing attack surface (AI & LLM, cloud, APIs, devices)

What we secure

Patient portals and mobile apps
APIs and backend services
Cloud environments and infrastructure
Identity and access management
Third-party integrations
Internal networks & remote access solutions
Connected devices and IoT components
Logging, detection and monitoring readiness

Who we support

Hospitals & Hospital Groups

Security testing of patient portals, hospital applications, internal and external infrastructure, identity management, cloud environments and third-party integrations.

Laboratories & Diagnostics Providers

Assessment of web portals, APIs, reporting systems, data flows and infrastructure handling sensitive laboratory and patient data.

Digital Health / HealthTech

Security validation before enterprise sales, investor due diligence, certification readiness and secure scaling in cloud environments.

Medical Devices & Connected Products

Testing of connected devices, IoT components, remote access paths, backend APIs and supporting infrastructure.

Healthcare SaaS / eHealth Platforms

Pentesting of applications, APIs, cloud configurations and access control models in platforms processing health data.

Critical & Operational Environments

Review of segmented networks, remote maintenance access and environments where uptime and business continuity matter.

Healthcare Is the #1 Target. The Numbers Prove It.

Hospitals, clinics, and digital health platforms don't just hold valuable data, they operate under conditions that make paying a ransom more likely than refusing. Patient care can't wait. Systems can't stay offline. That combination makes healthcare uniquely attractive to attackers.

Healthcare Under Attack

67% of healthcare organizations experienced a ransomware attack in the past 12 months - the highest rate in five years (Sophos, 2024)
$9.77 million - average cost of a healthcare data breach, the highest of any industry for 14 consecutive years (IBM, 2024)
37% of attacked healthcare organizations needed more than a month to recover from a ransomware incident, up from 28% the year prior (Sophos, 2024) Penetration testing reveals vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them.

Regulatory Pressure Is Growing. Penetration Testing Is Part of the Answer.

Healthcare organizations in Europe operate under an increasingly demanding regulatory environment. Several key frameworks now explicitly require, or strongly indicate. Regular security testing as part of demonstrating compliance. A checkbox audit won't satisfy these requirements. Here's what applies to your organization.

NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 Who it covers: Hospitals, healthcare providers, EU reference laboratories, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and medical device manufacturers are classified as Essential Entities under NIS2, subject to the highest level of regulatory scrutiny.
What it requires: NIS2 mandates security audits, penetration testing, and ongoing evaluations as part of measuring the effectiveness of security controls. Compliance is a leadership responsibility, executives can be held personally liable for non-compliance.
Key risk: As an Essential Entity under NIS2, your organization can face fines of up to €10 million or 2% of global annual turnover - whichever is higher.

EU MDR (Regulation 2017/745) Medical Devices
Who it covers: Manufacturers of connected medical devices and software-based medical devices (MDSW) seeking CE marking or maintaining market access in the EU.

GDPR (Regulation EU 2016/679)
Who it covers: Any organization processing personal health data of EU residents — which includes virtually all healthcare and MedTech operators.

ISO 27001
Who it covers: Organizations seeking certification or alignment with international information security standards, increasingly required by enterprise buyers, insurers, and institutional partners.

Not sure which frameworks apply to your organization? Our team can help you map your regulatory obligations and identify where penetration testing addresses them directly.
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Key numbers

3000+ Completed projects

14 Years on market

47 Security professionals

Why Citadelo

Citadelo is a leading European cybersecurity company specializing in penetration testing and offensive security for organizations where security failures have real-world impact.

Real-world attack simulations, not checkbox testing
Deep expertise in complex environments (cloud, APIs, hybrid infra)
Experience with regulated and high-risk sectors
Team holds the most respected certifications in cybersecurity as
OSCP, OSWE, OSEP, CEH, ISA/IEC etc.

How We Work

Our penetration testing process is transparent and tailored to your needs.

Meeting and NDA signing
In-person or online meeting where we discuss your security needs and testing scope. We sign an NDA
for absolute confidentiality.

Testing proposal
We prepare a detailed testing proposal containing scope of work, methodology, timeline, and pricing.

Contract signing
Signing of the contract that formalizes all agreed terms including scope, deadlines, and responsibilities.

Hacking
Our team performs comprehensive security testing using a combination of automated tools and manual techniques with minimal impact on operations.

Report delivery and follow-up
We provide a detailed report describing vulnerabilities, criticality assessment, and remediation recommendations. We offer consultations and follow-up retests.

What else do you ask us

Questions we hear most often about penetration testing

Because attackers are already trying. A penetration test shows you which weaknesses in your IT systems hackers could exploit. It gives you a clear list of vulnerabilities, the specific business impact they could cause, and most importantly, a concrete roadmap for fixing them.

It depends on the scope. A simple web application test can be completed in a few days. A full-scale infrastructure assessment may take several weeks. At the very beginning, we provide you with a clear schedule—and we stick to it.

Best practice is at least once a year. In addition, you should repeat the test whenever you deploy a new critical application or make major changes to your IT infrastructure. Regular testing is the only way to be sure new changes haven’t introduced new vulnerabilities.

The report is a practical guide, not shelfware. It includes identified vulnerabilities ranked by risk, descriptions of their impact and possible exploitation paths, as well as our concrete remediation recommendations. There’s also an executive summary in language your management will understand. The exact structure of the report depends on what and how we test. Once we know more about your environment, we can share a sample report so you see exactly what’s included.