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In an environment where “there is no perfect system” and every employee poses a risk, IT and security leaders must have a “robust, layered approach” to identifying and mitigating threats, a mastery of the basics, and strong partnerships throughout the organization, said our panelists during a recent discussion.
What are the keys to successfully conducting cyber tabletops? Matt Christiansen, senior director of cybersecurity at Intermountain, provides useful tips in this post, from starting small to easing up on the ‘90s action film jargon.”
With breaches becoming increasingly common, it’s important to have a set of standards to help healthcare organizations safeguard data, according to Joey Meneses, CTO at Akron Children’s Hospital. In this guest blog, he provides guidance covering a number of areas, from access controls to breach notifications to patch management.
One of the most difficult aspects of the Change Healthcare breach? The fact that it “could have easily been addressed with proper hygiene.” During a recent discussion, our cybersecurity experts discussed the key aspects of a solid cybersecurity strategy, from maintaining visibility to detecting (and reacting to) red flags.
As healthcare organizations become increasingly reliant on third parties – and subsequently, take on more risk – cybersecurity leaders find themselves in a difficult spot, according to Adam Zoller and Sanjeev Sah. During a recent webinar, they talked about the CISO’s role in improving business continuity and why ownership doesn’t always matter.
Although cyberattacks have become increasingly “sophisticated,” one key fact remains: obtaining credentials is “the nirvana state,” according to our cybersecurity experts. During a recent webinar, they outlined the keys to devising a solid defense-in-depth strategy.
The Change Healthcare breach is just the latest piece of evidence that healthcare does, indeed, need a change, according to a panel of cybersecurity experts. At ViVE24, they unveiled a 5-year plan to upgrade security and resiliency across healthcare, and shared insights on what will take to achieve it.
With technology environments becoming increasingly complex and insider threats becoming more prevalent, CISOs and other leaders must be “constantly looking for controls that help secure our staff and the systems they touch, regardless of where they work,” said our panelists during a recent discussion.
Threat intelligence is becoming an increasingly critical part of a holistic cybersecurity strategy. But what is just as important is educating users and ensuring they’re empowered to act on it, said panelists Adam Zoller, Kim Alkire, and Chris Bowen during a recent discussion.
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.
