Cybersecurity and Privacy

The company notified the SEC of a data breach after discovering an unauthorized party stole consumers' sensitive information, including patient health data.

The company, which tailors cybersecurity offerings to health systems and providers, also appointed its first chief executive officer, Geyer Jones.

Both small and large organizations have risk challenges and threat-monitoring gaps, but executives are increasingly recognizing that cybersecurity in healthcare is a strategic imperative central to patient safety, says Steve Cagle, CEO of Clearwater.  

Dr. Eric Liederman, CEO of CyberSolutionsMD, says technology providers should be required to use AI tools to find vulnerabilities in their products before they go to market.  

Tony Black of Kyndryl discusses how companies can take proactive measures to avoid operations disruption during adverse digital events.  

Richard Staynings, chief security strategist at Cylera, talks about a study exposing how AI in smart medical devices could be vulnerable to cyberattack, as well as how microsegmentation and firewall controls can help prevent such attacks.

Senior director of the security operations center at Huntress, Max Rogers, speaks on achieving successful cybersecurity outcomes through effective monitoring.  

Sam Amory, managing director for the Middle East and Africa at Dedalus, discusses how the company's vendor-agnostic command center gives hospitals a holistic overview of their enterprise to help them realize efficiencies across departments.

There are benefits to proactive cybersecurity strategies, says Philip Bradley, digital health strategist at HIMSS. He discusses how the INFRAM framework can guide organizations in maturing their infrastructure to protect data.

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