Case Study
July 15, 2025

Expanding Hospital Achieves Regulatory Compliance and Streamlines Cybersecurity with COGNNA

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A rapidly growing healthcare provider in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is known for its patient care and use of cutting-edge medical technology. The increasing digitization of patient records and sensitive medical data made robust cybersecurity essential, especially given Saudi Arabia's strict healthcare regulations from the Ministry of Health, CBAHI, and NCA. The hospital needed a cost-effective solution to support its lean cybersecurity team, ensure regulatory compliance, and protect sensitive patient data. 

The Challenge: Navigating Complex Regulatory Requirements and Securing Sensitive Data

The hospital faced the daunting task of securing sensitive patient data (medical histories, diagnostic information, and personal details) while navigating complex and evolving regulatory requirements, including those for SEIM + SOC implementation. Their IT team was historically understaffed, and struggled with a patchwork of legacy security solutions, creating complexity, potential vulnerabilities, and increased administrative overhead. Critically, they needed to demonstrate adherence to CBAHI and NCA cybersecurity mandates, as well as other Ministry of Health regulations. A data breach would compromise patient privacy, inhibit patient trust, and incur significant penalties, but failure to comply with regulations would have even more severe consequences. The hospital needed a comprehensive and integrated approach to cybersecurity that prioritized regulatory compliance.

The Turning Point: Partnering with COGNNA

Choosing COGNNA, a leading provider of integrated, AI-supported cybersecurity solutions, allowed the hospital to address these challenges. COGNNA offered a comprehensive platform consolidating multiple security functions into a single pane of glass solution, with human oversight by their 24/7 managed SOC team, The Guardians. This streamlined approach was exactly what the hospital needed to affordably simplify security management and strengthen defenses while ensuring compliance.

COGNNA's solution provided key benefits:
  • Guaranteed Regulatory Compliance: COGNNA helped the hospital meet the stringent requirements of Saudi Arabia's healthcare regulations, including CBAHI and NCA mandates and those related to SEIM + SOC implementation. This ensured compliance and avoided potential penalties, the hospital's primary concern.
  • Simplified Security Management: COGNNA's centralized platform provided a single view of all security functions, simplifying operations, reducing complexity, and freeing IT resources.
  • Automated Threat Detection and Response: COGNNA's real-time threat detection and automated incident response proactively identified and mitigated cyber threats before they impacted patient data or operations.
  • 24/7 Security Monitoring: COGNNA's managed security services provided round-the-clock network and systems monitoring, ensuring rapid detection and response to suspicious activity.
COGNNA NEXUS SOC solution

The Impact: Strengthened Security, Improved Efficiency, and Enhanced Trust

Partnering with COGNNA yielded significant improvements:

  • Assured Regulatory Compliance: COGNNA ensured the hospital met all necessary regulatory requirements, avoiding penalties and demonstrating a commitment to data privacy and security.
  • Reduced Risk of Data Breaches: COGNNA's robust security measures and proactive threat detection minimized cyberattacks and data breaches.
  • Simplified Security Management and Reduced IT Overhead: COGNNA's integrated platform streamlined security operations, freeing IT resources for other tasks.
  • Enhanced Patient Trust: Demonstrating a strong commitment to data security and regulatory compliance reinforced patient trust.

The Numbers Breakdown: Measurable Proof with COGNNA Deployment
COGNNA's cybersecurity impact
  • False Positive Reduction: 46% decrease in false positive alerts, allowing the security team to focus on genuine threats.
  • MTTD Improvement: 52% reduction in the time taken to detect security threats, enabling faster response and minimizing potential damage.
  • MTTR Improvement: 64% reduction in the time taken to respond to and contain security incidents, limiting the impact of attacks.
  • Analyst Time Savings: The need for L1 analysts was removed, and the burden on higher level personnel was able to refocus on more invasive threats, saving over 50% of their time, allowing them to focus on strategic security initiatives and complex threat analysis.
  • Compliance Adherence Rate: 100% adherence to CBAHI, NCA, and Ministry of Health regulations, avoiding penalties and ensuring patient trust.
  • Cost Savings on Security Operations: 29% reduction in security operations costs due to reduced need for additional staff and more efficient processes.

The Future: A Secure Foundation for Continued Growth

With COGNNA, the hospital has a secure foundation for growth and innovation. They can focus on patient care and medical technology without cybersecurity complexities.

"COGNNA has been instrumental in strengthening our cybersecurity posture and simplifying our security operations. Their comprehensive platform and expert support have given us the confidence that our patient data is safe, that we are meeting all regulatory requirements, and our systems are secure. We are proud to partner with COGNNA in our mission to provide world-class healthcare to the people of Saudi Arabia." - IT Director

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