With the threat landscape rapidly evolving, leaders have to be “really innovative and creative” about how to protect data, said our panelists during a recent webinar. Increasingly, that means looking at outside resources to fill technology and talent needs.
Partner Perspective: Willingness to Disrupt Status Quo is Key to CISO Success
Having served in provider roles, as a consultant, and now as a vendor executive, Drex DeFord, Executive Healthcare Strategist with CrowdStrike, has just about seen it all. As such, it’s not surprising he’s picked up some best practices along the way. Among them are how important governance is to ensure the IT department is working on the right things, how to handle reduced budgets, and the benefits of allowing everyone on the team to work at the top of their license. In this Partner Perspective interview with healthsystemCIO Founder and Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra, DeFord offers some keys to handling these issues and many others.
Beyond Alerts: How Leaders Are Combatting “Shock and Awe” with Consistent, Solid Cybersecurity Practices
Cybersecurity leaders can leverage threat intelligence to better understand adversaries, learn from attacks, and take actions to mitigate risks. But it needs to be part of a larger strategy that includes taking care of basics and partnering with others, according to Teresa Tonthat and Chris Paravate.