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Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, reveals key findings from the 2022 healthcare cybersecurity study, including a decline in ransomware attacks and continuing workforce challenges.

Interconnectivity inside and outside the four walls of a hospital means health systems must evolve from one-time transaction risk assessments, says Intermountain Healthcare VP and CISO Erik Decker in a preview of his HIMSS23 session.

John Menefee of Travelers Bond and Specialty Insurance, talks about optimizing risk tolerance, what cyber carriers are looking for and how they are getting better at helping to protect healthcare organizations.

At HIMSS23, Monique Mansoura, executive director of global health security & biotechnology at MITRE, will lead a discussion on using real-world data to respond to emerging health threats.

In a HIMSS23 preview, Children's National Hospital CISO Nate Lesser describes enlisting staff to find "force multipliers" across the enterprise – a system-wide strategy that boosts cybersecurity and reduces costs.

The Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook has long been a valuable security resource. In a preview of their HIMSS23 session, Margie Zuk and Penny Chase of MITRE share some updates to the guide.

In her upcoming HIMSS23 presentation, Aimee Cardwell, SVP and CISO at UnitedHealth Group, will focus on focusing on your network and personnel to build capabilities.

The IoT specification is meant to help ensure medical devices communicate with trust, identity, privacy, safety and security, says Florence Hudson, executive director of Columbia University's Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub in this HIMSS23 preview.

Anurag Lal, CEO of NetSfere and former director of the FCC's National Broadband Task Force, discusses the proportionate roles of people, process and technology as providers build defense strategies against a fast-changing threat landscape.

Jeffrey Vinson, CISO of Harris Health System, weighs in on the value of the situational awareness gained with IoMT security; and Jim Hyman, CEO of Ordr, explains how connected-device intelligence can help manage the volume of hospital networks.

Judy Jiao, CIO of National Government Services, discusses those and other issues: using data to close gaps in care, precision medicine advancements and more.

Robert Anderson, Jr., chairman and CEO of Cyber Defense Labs, discusses federal technology resources and policy, engaging the private sector and how cyberinsurance may respond to the rate and frequency of ransom payments.