HIMSSCast: With new cybersecurity threats emerging, tips on building resilience

In a rapidly changing cyber threat landscape, with ever-expanding layers of vulnerability, the stakes are high for hospitals and healthcare systems, which must do everything they can to protect against the prospect of weeks of downtime and disruption that will pose serious patient safety challenges. can lead. risks of a targeted malware attack.

And the infosec environment isn’t getting any friendlier. From nation-state bad actors to future threats like cryptograph-cracking quantum computers, CISOs and other security leaders have a tall order to deploy the technology and build the culture needed to protect their organizations’ IT systems and medical devices from cyber risks.

We recently spoke with Ferdinand Hamada, managing director of healthcare at MorganFranklin Consulting, and Matt DeFrain, managing director of MorganFranklin’s Cyber ​​& Operational Resilience practice, about existing and emerging cybersecurity threats in healthcare and got their perspectives on best practices for how healthcare systems can be built and implemented. more robust resilience and continuity programs. Here’s what they had to say.

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Discussion points:

• Their assessment of the current threat landscape for healthcare

• Emerging cyber attack tactics that concern them most

• What they hear from their customers about areas of concern

• Basic keys for building sustainable cyber resilience programs

• How to get everyone on board – from the C-suite to the workforce

• Cyber ​​insurance: how to tackle it now that it is more difficult and expensive to get a policy

• What they see, they look at the future of cybersecurity in healthcare

More about this episode:

AHA security leader sees ‘AI-powered cyber arms race’
How healthcare systems can better protect patient privacy
5 key insights for healthcare cybersecurity, based on peer benchmarking
HHS cybersecurity leaders want accountability in the healthcare sector, but pledge support
Executives are aware of cyber threats, but CISOs still feel underprepared
Networking is critical to staying at the forefront of cybersecurity
Assessment of your digital maturity and cybersecurity position
Top-down discussions are a must for an effective security strategy

Mike Miliard is editor-in-chief of Healthcare IT News
Email the writer: mike.miliard@himssmedia.com
Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.