Cynerio

What Cynerio actually does

Cynerio discovers and profiles every connected device in a healthcare environment—medical devices, clinical IoT, building management systems, and operational technology. It uses passive network monitoring to identify devices without touching them, which is critical in clinical settings where any disruption can affect patient care. The platform classifies devices down to the manufacturer, model, firmware, and protocol level.

The risk assessment engine goes beyond standard vulnerability scanning. Cynerio maps device communication patterns to clinical workflows, which means it understands that an infusion pump talks to a specific pharmacy system and shouldn’t be communicating with the internet. When it identifies vulnerabilities, it contextualizes them against network position, exploit availability, and clinical impact. A critical CVE on an isolated device with no network exposure gets ranked differently than the same CVE on a device connected to the patient network.

Microsegmentation is where Cynerio turns analysis into action. The platform generates and enforces network policies through integration with NAC platforms, firewalls, and switches. The goal is to restrict each medical device to only the communication paths it needs for its clinical function. This containment approach is the primary defense for devices that will never receive a security patch from their manufacturer.

Who it’s best for

• Hospitals and multi-facility health systems with large inventories of connected medical devices
• Healthcare CISOs who need to quantify and communicate medical device risk to hospital leadership and board members
• Biomedical engineering teams working with IT security to manage device lifecycle and network access
• Organizations preparing for HIPAA audits or state-level healthcare cybersecurity requirements
• Health systems that have experienced IoT-related incidents and need to prevent lateral movement through medical device networks

Pricing reality check

Cynerio prices per device monitored, typically as an annual subscription. A mid-size hospital with a few thousand connected devices can expect annual costs in the mid-five figures. Large health systems with tens of thousands of devices across multiple facilities will see six-figure annual commitments. Volume discounts apply at scale.

The pricing is comparable to Asimily and Claroty Medigate. When evaluating, focus on device detection accuracy for your specific device inventory, integration depth with your network infrastructure, and the quality of segmentation policies generated. Run a proof of concept on a representative network segment. The vendor that finds and correctly classifies the most devices in your environment—not in a lab—is the one worth buying.

Alternatives to consider

• Asimily — Risk-based IoT and medical device security with strong vulnerability prioritization. Very similar capabilities with a slightly different approach to risk scoring.
• Claroty Medigate — Healthcare IoT security backed by Claroty’s broader OT expertise. Strong in environments with both medical devices and building management systems.
• Armis — Agentless device security for enterprise IoT, OT, and medical. Broader platform but less healthcare-specific workflow awareness.
• CyberMDX (Forescout) — Medical device security acquired by Forescout. Benefits from Forescout’s NAC integration but the post-acquisition roadmap is still evolving.

The Charting Cyber take

Cynerio does one thing well: securing medical devices and clinical IoT in hospital environments. The clinical workflow awareness is the real differentiator. Understanding that a specific device communicates with specific clinical systems on specific schedules is what separates healthcare IoT security from general-purpose device discovery. That context prevents security teams from writing network policies that accidentally break clinical workflows.

The limitation is the same one every healthcare IoT vendor faces—enforcement depends on network infrastructure. Cynerio can generate perfect segmentation policies, but if your hospital network is flat with no ability to enforce micro-segments, those policies sit in a report. Before investing in any healthcare IoT security platform, confirm that your network can actually implement the controls the platform recommends. The platform is the brain. Your network switches and firewalls are the hands. You need both.