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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare IT, Cybersecurity |
| Founded | September 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Founder | Ed Gaudet |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Ed Gaudet (CEO) |
| Products | Censinet RiskOps, Censinet One, Censinet Connect |
| Website | censinet |
Censinet is an American healthcare cybersecurity and risk management company based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company develops cloud-based software for healthcare organizations to manage third-party vendor risks and enterprise cybersecurity compliance.
History
[edit]Censinet was founded in September 2017 by software entrepreneur Ed Gaudet and investor Keith Figlioli of LVRHealth.[1] Prior to founding Censinet, Gaudet served as Chief Marketing Officer (2010–2013) and later General Manager (2013–2017) at Imprivata, where he created Imprivata Cortext, a cloud-based clinical communications platform.[1][2] Earlier in his career, Gaudet was Senior Vice President at Liquid Machines, a data security company later acquired by CheckPoint Software, and held executive roles at IONA Technologies, Rational Software, and SQA, Inc.[1] Gaudet holds multiple patents related to mobile authentication, secure content sharing, and distributed data management.[1] He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council.[1]
Products and services
[edit]The company's primary product, Censinet RiskOps, is a cloud-based platform that enables healthcare organizations to conduct vendor risk assessments, manage cybersecurity compliance, and benchmark their security programs against industry peers.[3] The platform connects healthcare delivery organizations with a network of over 30,000 vendors and 50,000 products, enabling organizations to reuse shared assessment data rather than conducting redundant evaluations.[3] It supports compliance mapping to frameworks including NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, the HHS Cybersecurity Performance Goals (HPH CPGs), Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP), and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.[4]
Additional products include Censinet One, an on-demand risk management service, and Censinet Connect, a tool for healthcare technology vendors to share security documentation with prospective customers.[3]
Research
[edit]Censinet has commissioned multiple research studies with the Ponemon Institute examining cybersecurity risks in healthcare. A 2019 study found that third-party risk management costs the healthcare industry $23.7 billion annually, with 56 percent of healthcare organizations having experienced a data breach introduced by third-party vendors.[5]
A 2021 Ponemon study commissioned by Censinet, The Impact of Ransomware on Healthcare During COVID-19 and Beyond, surveyed 597 healthcare IT and security professionals and found that nearly one in four healthcare organizations reported increased patient mortality rates following ransomware attacks.[6][7][8][9] The study also found that 70 percent of respondents reported longer patient stays and delayed procedures resulting from cyberattacks.[6][10][11] The findings drew national coverage from CBS News, which reported on the study alongside a Mandiant report on the FIN12 ransomware group's targeting of healthcare organizations.[8]
A follow-up study commissioned by Censinet and published in January 2023, The Impact of Ransomware on Patient Safety and the Value of Cybersecurity Benchmarking, surveyed 579 healthcare IT and security professionals. It found that 47 percent of organizations had experienced a ransomware attack in the previous two years, up from 43 percent in 2021, and that 45 percent reported complications from medical procedures resulting from such attacks, up from 36 percent in 2021.[12] The study also reported that 46 percent of ransomware incidents were triggered by a third party, up from 36 percent two years earlier, and found that 78 percent of respondents considered cybersecurity peer benchmarking useful for demonstrating program effectiveness.[12]
Industry initiatives
[edit]Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study
[edit]Since 2023, Censinet has co-led the Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study in partnership with KLAS Research, the American Hospital Association (AHA), Health-ISAC, the Health Sector Coordinating Council, and The Scottsdale Institute.[13] The study establishes peer benchmarks based on frameworks including NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, the HHS Cybersecurity Performance Goals (HPH CPGs), Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP), and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.[4]
The 2025 edition of the study, published in April 2025, included data from 69 healthcare and payer organizations surveyed between September and December 2024.[4] The research examined organizations' coverage of cybersecurity frameworks and analyzed correlations with factors such as cyber insurance premiums and IT security spending.[4] The study found that healthcare organizations continue to take a reactive rather than proactive approach to cybersecurity, with significant gaps in third-party risk management and asset management.[14][15]
KLAS partnership
[edit]Censinet partners with KLAS Research on the "Cybersecurity Transparent" designation program, which recognizes healthcare vendors that demonstrate cybersecurity preparedness through risk assessments.[16]
HSCC contributions
[edit]Censinet is a member of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group, a coalition of more than 480 healthcare organizations that partners with the U.S. government on cybersecurity guidance for the sector.[17] In April 2026, the working group published the Health Industry Third-Party AI Risk and Supply Chain Transparency Guide, a 109-page document providing healthcare organizations with best practices for managing cybersecurity risks in AI supply chains.[18] Censinet's CEO and founder Ed Gaudet co-led the task group that developed the guide, alongside Samantha Jacques of McLaren Health.[17]
Recognition
[edit]In January 2025, the Baldrige Foundation announced that it would present its Award for Leadership Excellence in Cybersecurity to Censinet's CEO and founder Ed Gaudet, in recognition of his work on healthcare cybersecurity risk management.[19] The award was presented at the foundation's Quest for Excellence conference in Baltimore on April 1, 2025.[citation needed]
In September 2025, the company was named to TIME's inaugural World's Top HealthTech Companies list, receiving a "High" performance indicator in the Health Information & Management category.[20]
In 2025, Censinet was recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Third-Party Risk Management Technology Solutions.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Ed Gaudet". Censinet. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ "HIStalk Interviews Ed Gaudet, CEO, Censinet". HIStalk. March 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Company Overview". Censinet. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Low, Steve (April 11, 2025). "Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study 2025". KLAS Research.
- ^ "Cyber Threats Behind the Biggest Healthcare Data Breaches of 2019". TechTarget HealthTech Security. December 2019.
- ^ a b Jercich, Kat (September 22, 2021). "Ponemon study finds link between ransomware, increased mortality rate". Healthcare IT News.
- ^ Cohen, Jessica Kim (September 22, 2021). "Cyberattacks can extend length of stay, delay procedures, survey says". Modern Healthcare.
- ^ a b Sganga, Nicole; Herridge, Catherine; Bidar, Musadiq (October 7, 2021). "Foreign hacking group targets hospitals, clinics with ransomware attacks, says new report". CBS News.
- ^ Reynolds, Keith A. (September 27, 2021). "Study: Ransomware attacks on healthcare can lead to higher mortality rate". Medical Economics.
- ^ "Ponemon Institute: 67 Percent of Healthcare Organizations Hit By Ransomware". Healthcare Innovation. September 29, 2021.
- ^ "Ransomware attacks impact patient care, including increased mortality rates, report finds". Fierce Healthcare. September 24, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ransomware attacks continue to rise, and they're hurting patients: Survey". Chief Healthcare Executive. January 28, 2023.
- ^ Fox, Andrea (September 15, 2023). "5 key insights for healthcare cybersecurity, based on peer benchmarking". Healthcare IT News.
- ^ McKeon, Jill (April 2025). "Benchmarking data shows healthcare cybersecurity pain points". TechTarget HealthTech Security.
- ^ "3rd-party risk, asset management continue to be cybersecurity weak points for healthcare, study finds". Fierce Healthcare. April 15, 2025.
- ^ "20 Healthcare Vendors Receive KLAS Cybersecurity Transparent Designation". TechTarget HealthTech Security. March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Health Industry Third-Party AI Risk and Supply Chain Transparency Guide (PDF) (Report). Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group. April 2026.
- ^ "HSCC releases guide on third-party AI risk, supply chain transparency". AHA News. April 15, 2026.
- ^ "CHIME Celebrates 2025 Baldrige Foundation Leadership Award Recipients Making a Lasting Impact on Health and Care". College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. April 1, 2025.
- ^ "World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2025". Time. September 2025.
- ^ "Censinet Recognized in the 2025 Gartner Market Guide for Third-Party Risk Management Technology Solutions". College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. 2025.
External links
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