Privacy & Security (308)

Gina Bertolini, partner at K&L Gates, says health systems must invest time and resources to test their information systems to get ahead of cybercriminals.

Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity team at Baker Donelson, provides an update on the electronic health record market, policy and funding variables that have historically left behavioral health behind.

According to Khiro Mishra, CEO of Cybalt, a Black Box company, healthcare organizations need real-time insights into the strength of their cybersecurity defenses to innovate and to secure their environments.

Hans Hioyos, field CISO for Prophecy, Americas, discusses session and networking highlights at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum – and how that knowledge will help him serve his customers and keep his team informed.

Barbee Mooneyhan, VP of security, IT and privacy at Woebot Health, says conversations about cybersecurity, data governance and solutions should be happening at the C-suite level.

Ali Youssef, a cybersecurity director at Henry Ford Health, recommends health systems assume a bad actor is already on their networks and set up tripwires to identify and address what is happening quickly before too much damage is done.

Toni Laracuente, SVP and head of analytics for HIMSS, details focus areas of the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM), which assesses organizations' digital infrastructure to determine the full value of IT investments.

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.