It makes perfect sense – study what your adversaries are doing and plan your defenses accordingly. If they’re coming in the windows every time, perhaps you don’t need to keep adding locks to the door. And studies have been done in healthcare showing there is a typical attack profile that often entails moving from a […]
HIMSS24 Conference Wrap: Erik Decker says Shedding Flat Architecture is Key to Slowing Bad Guys Down
Effective cybersecurity strategy starts with developing an adversarial mindset and understanding the likely first and last steps a bad actor will take when entering and exiting a network, according to Intermountain VP/CISO Erik Decker, who made the comments at the 2024 HIMSS Global Conference during a session entitled, “Break the Attack Chain: Understanding Cybercriminals’ Focus […]
“Forward-looking and Strategic”: A Long-term, Collaborative Plan to Improve Cybersecurity
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.
Q&A with Intermountain Healthcare VP/CISO Erik Decker: CPGs Will Help Organizations Clarify Their Cyber Mission
Cybersecurity in healthcare is at a tipping point, poised to move from the voluntary to the mandatory, although not quite yet. For now, it’s still up to organizations as to whether not they want to comply with any specific framework or set of best practices. Of course, demonstrating adherence to 405(d)’s HICP should get some […]