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As remote work becomes the new norm, “transforming our once-centralized fortresses into sprawling digital empires,” security leaders need to continue to step up their game. In the first of a two-part blog, Jason Alexander identifies the top risks of hybrid environments – and how they affect an organization’s cybersecurity posture.
The recent wave of catastrophic cybersecurity events has made it increasingly important for healthcare organizations to have a solid business continuity strategy – including a plan for how to deliver and document care with or without access to electronic records, said our panelists during a recent discussion. “It has reaffirmed the need to really intensify how we approach this.”
Thanks to the “industrialization of cybercrime,” obtaining (and paying for) cyber insurance coverage has become more challenging than ever – and at a time when healthcare organizations need it most, according to our panelists in a recent webinar.
The statistics around email security are downright scary. But as much as leaders would like to solve the problem quickly, the only way to safeguard data is through an ongoing and dynamic strategy that leverages targeted, real-time training and carefully balances security with usability.
Managing a compliant cybersecurity shop is becoming increasingly difficult for CISOs, who often feel like they’re “being pulled in different directions,” according to our panelists. During a recent discussion, they talked about what it really takes to be prepared for audits.
The more freely patient data flows outside of the traditional confines, the more opportunities for electronic protected health information to leak out, said CIO Rich Temple, who spoke on a panel with James Case and David Ting. “We have to make sure we stay on top of that.”
With its new and improved video series, the Health Sector Coordinating Council aims to educate care providers on how breaches can affect clinical operations and patient safety, and how they can work to prevent cyberthreats. Clinicians, students, professionals, and institutions with training programs may view the 8-part series on YouTube or download it in eLearning format.
With budgets getting tighter and the cybersecurity talent pool shrinking, it’s time for a “paradigm shift,” according to Nate Lesser, CISO at Children’s National. During a recent webinar, he talked about how an integrated incident response strategy focused on training, communication, and collaboration has helped strengthen the organization’s security posture.
By proactively identifying vulnerabilities and weaknesses, ethical hackers can help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity posture, according to Joey Meneses, CTO at Akron Children’s Hospital. In this piece, he talks about the skillsets required to execute it, and the guidelines that need to be followed.
The key to improving third-party risk management is in building and maintaining strong relationships – both with present and past vendors, said our panelists, who offered advice on how to better monitor data after a relationship has ended.
