Healthcare
Modern healthcare isn’t limited to hospitals. With virtual consultations and hybrid teams, remote access to sensitive data from unsecured networks is now routine.
Routine connections become risky when staff access systems from untrusted Wi-Fi, uncontrolled networks or home routers, exposing data and systems.
This is the uncontrolled network edge, and it’s a fast-growing gap in NHS and private healthcare cybersecurity strategies.
Loxada gives providers, commissioners, support services, and clinical partners a way to secure the point of connection, with simple, centrally managed routers that establish a known-good environment, wherever work is done.
Why Traditional Security Doesn’t Cover the Edge
Most healthcare organisations encrypt data, secure apps, and use multi-factor authentication, but often lack visibility into users’ local network environments.
Scenarios that introduce risk include:
- An NHS administrator accessing records from a shared home Wi-Fi
- A mental health provider working across community centres
- A claims processor logging in from a serviced office with shared IT infrastructure
- A radiographer reviewing scans while on call from a hotel
- A home visit team submitting clinical notes from temporary accommodation
Each case involves access to Special Category Data under UK and EU GDPR, from networks without formal security assurance.
This is where Loxada steps in.
The Uncontrolled Network Edge: Why the Risk Is Growing
The threat isn’t theoretical. Healthcare remains one of the most targeted sectors for cybercriminals, and the tools now available to attackers make previously niche threats widespread:
- Hacking-as-a-Service offerings sell exploit kits targeting home and office routers
- AI-driven scanning tools detect exposed edge devices in seconds
- Searchable databases list unprotected routers by region or ISP
- Consumer-grade firmware often ships with unpatched vulnerabilities
- Resetting routers to default settings removes any hardening applied
Organisations like NCSC, ENISA, and European Commission have urged stronger controls at the network edge, including device security and firmware updates.
VPNs Aren’t the Full Solution
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are widely used, and widely misunderstood. While they encrypt data in transit, VPNs do nothing to secure the local network or device being used to initiate the connection.
If that local network is compromised, attackers can:
- Intercept traffic before it reaches the VPN
- Move laterally across devices using shared connections
- Conduct DNS spoofing or phishing attacks from the same subnet
- Exploit unpatched router vulnerabilities
- Bypass endpoint controls entirely
Without control at the network edge, your layered security stack may be exposed.
Loxada: Practical, Proactive Edge Security
Loxada routers restore trust at connection points. They’re easy to deploy, require no user expertise, and offer central IT control.
Each device:
- Runs Loxada’s proprietary secure firmware
- Maintains an always-on VPN tunnel to your environment
- Blocks malicious traffic, phishing attempts, and suspicious DNS
- Updates automatically with signed, validated firmware releases
- Prevents insecure factory resets, always returning to a known-good state
- Supports role-based assignments, revocation, and auditability
- Integrates with your existing cloud, NHS, or third-party platforms
No complex set up. Just default secure access.
Designed for the Realities of Modern Healthcare
Loxada is already supporting a wide range of healthcare scenarios:
- Remote administrative staff working in hybrid patterns
- Community-based care teams or allied health professionals
- Diagnostics providers and imaging specialists working across sites
- Commissioning support units and claims handlers
- Dental, therapy, and mental health practitioners using shared facilities
- Clinical trials or research units operating across borders
Wherever healthcare data is accessed, Loxada helps ensure it’s done securely.
Aligned with UK and EU Regulatory Expectations
Loxada helps your organisation stay compliant and demonstrate best practice under frameworks such as:
- UK GDPR / EU GDPR, ensuring appropriate technical safeguards for data access
- NHS Digital’s Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT)
- NIS2 applying to ICT and third-party risk
- NCSC and ENISA guidance on firmware, remote access, and edge integrity
- Cyber insurance criteria, increasingly focused on router and access layer risk
- Procurement frameworks requiring documented controls
We help organisations go beyond ticking boxes, giving you real control and evidence of action.
Why Healthcare Providers Choose Loxada
- Protects sensitive patient data at the point of access
- Reduces risk from unmanaged or shared networks
- Simplifies compliance across NHS, NIS2, GDPR, and private health settings
- Deploys quickly and scales easily across departments and regions
- Works with your existing technology stack, no need to change systems
- Demonstrates proactive cyber resilience to insurers, auditors, and partners
