While funding and staffing for IT security teams may not be on the rise, the number of third-parties that health systems are using – and thus the number of potential attack vectors into those health systems – is, leaving CISOs in the unenviable position of having to figure out how to more with less, says Alfonso Powers, CISO at Asante. To accomplish that, he’s looking at automation and other technologies. In this interview with healthsystemCIO Founder and Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra, Powers goes into detail on how he manages third-party risk, his experiences navigating a ransomware event, and how he tries to ensure a healthy work/life balance for him and his team.

Economic headwinds have left health systems’ margins thinner than ever, with the result that IT budgets and past investments are being put under the microscope. Now, CIOs and other IT leaders must show that currently allocated money is being well spent and planned outlays aren’t the equivalent of throwing good money after bad. But unfortunately the news for leaders gets worse, as other parts of healthcare (vendors, payers, consultants) are poaching away much-needed IT talent with promises of more money, better hours and less overall stress. In this timely webinar, we’ll hear from leaders who are focused on bringing their shops through the storm by being more efficient, focusing on ROI and retaining employees with all the tools at their disposal.

Most health systems are moving (or considering moving) much of their data to the cloud, hoping to realize the promise of enhanced analytics and reporting capabilities when all that information is freed from its on-prem silos. However, for many organizations that have made the move, the promise has yet to be realized. Factors causing this suboptimal situation include lack of a comprehensive roadmap, a need for IT skill-set retooling and a tendency to migrate too much data too quickly. In this webinar, we’ll hear from leaders who have made the plans, and the changes, necessary to realize the goals of their cloud journey.