Cloud Security Gaps Put Healthcare at Risk

Aviatrix's McHenry on Misconfigurations, Encryption and the Cloud Threat Landscape Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • November 28, 2025

The move to cloud has expanded the attack surface in healthcare, making networks more vulnerable to misconfigurations and external threats. Chris McHenry, chief product officer at Aviatrix, said developers' need for speed often bypasses security best practices, opening gateways into critical infrastructure. With internet exposure growing, legacy healthcare systems remain especially fragile, lacking modern security controls.

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New Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, mandates require encryption of data in transit and at rest, but healthcare's older systems often can't support these standards. McHenry said network segmentation is a key defense to contain breaches, especially in the cloud, where traditional physical barriers no longer apply. The network's central role in traffic control and observability makes it an essential enforcement point ...