Privacy & Security (301)

Kevin Littlefield, principal, cybersecurity at MITRE, discusses the challenges of securing remote patient monitoring devices and what needs to happen to reduce cyber risks in the home environment.

Janice Reese, advisory member of the HSCC Cybersecurity Working Group, discusses the need for legacy system transformation and to break down the data silos after mergers and acquisitions in order to deliver more personalized and secure care.

How can healthcare organizations ensure cloud data security? Elena Matchey, head of analytics strategy at Netskope, talks about how network visibility and adaptive controls empower a hybrid workforce while keeping patient data safe.

It may be easier to deploy point solutions to address cybersecurity and compliance, but Jaime Reynolds, VP, hospitals and health systems at Clearwater, recommends an asset-based risk analysis to become more resilient across the enterprise.

People make mistakes that can lead to breaches. Michael Spurr, VP of cybersecurity at DAS Health, recommends assuming that such mistakes will happen and establishing plans and strategies to prevent those mistakes from escalating.

Melvin Hutchens, VP of digital transformation at Credenti, a Tecnics company, says he believes healthcare organizations can learn from financial institutions to effectively manage users' identity and access levels at less cost and more scale.

To avoid attacks that disrupt care, Jason Wessel, principal solutions consultant, global healthcare at Palo Alto Networks, advises adopting a zero-trust framework, taking a holistic view of security and sharing information with colleagues.

Erik Decker, Intermountain Health CISO and chair of the Health Sector Council's Cybersecurity Working Group, discusses new reports and resources that are aimed at helping the healthcare industry manage a rapidly increasing number of cyberattacks.

Renee Broadbent, CIO and information security officer at SoNE Healthcare, says creating a culture of security starts from the top down and keeping staff educated about increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks.

Will Braxton, account executive at Cynerio, talks about the importance of securing not only computers and phones, but any IoT device that expands attack surfaces.

Andy Belval, chief revenue officer at Keystone Technologies, recommends user education and cloud enablement technologies that quickly restore clinicians' access to EMRs when an incident occurs.

Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, discusses cybersecurity risks posed by smart medical devices, but adds that most people would not be a target of such attacks.