The 2017 WannaCry global ransomware attack was a wake-up call for all industries - especially healthcare. Over the past several years, the healthcare industry has become heavily targeted by cyberattackers because patient records are a treasure trove of valuable information that remains valid for years. But beyond...
Data protection legislation and regulatory enforcement actions are rapidly changing throughout the world, having an immediate impact on how organizations globally approach cybersecurity, privacy, breach notification and data storage and protection. Too frequently, however, U.S. healthcare organizations have built...
As information security threats intensify, organizations' risk management tasks are becoming disoriented - focused more on grappling with complex technology, an explosion of data, increased regulation and a debilitating skills shortage. This is a huge danger, because prompt action is required to interpret an...
The healthcare industry is at an information security crossroads, ill-prepared for the cyberattacks increasingly targeting healthcare organizations. This session will review how the focus on security regulatory compliance has hindered the healthcare industry's ability to prevent, detect and respond to the current...
We are experiencing the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, impacting all industries. Healthcare is the lead industrial area in this revolution, and one of the major catalysts for change is the rapid digital...
There has been a proliferation of ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations that has ushered in a new wave of extortionware and a new generation of malware attacks. While these types of attacks are not new, they have become more insidious, sophisticated and are growing in popularity.
In order to defend...
The healthcare sector is a prime target for hackers due to the value of medical records offered for sale on the dark web and the industry's struggles to develop and carry out effective data security strategies. In addition, many organizations rely on the services of third parties that may also lack adequate security...
Intellectual property and protected health information are both extremely valuable to cybercriminals, which is why hackers are increasingly targeting healthcare organizations. Increasingly, patients, providers, pharmaceutical companies and others are relying heavily on mobile devices to exchange sensitive information,...
Medical devices and their supporting ecosystem account for the vast majority of connected equipment inside the provider network, yet their risk is often not properly assessed. Without proper understanding of the threats to, vulnerabilities within and parts of a medical device ecosystem, it's almost impossible to...
Ransomware attacks have become commonplace in the healthcare sector, so it's only a matter of time before your organization is targeted. The ransomware epidemic is yet another reminder that all organizations need to manage security across the enterprise and be able to detect new vulnerabilities and respond quickly to...
In the beginning, many reported health data breaches involved missteps, such as the theft of laptops or inappropriate access to records by insiders. Today, however, healthcare organizations are also frequent targets for attacks from nation-states looking for intellectual property or patient information as well as...
Healthcare organizations must adopt a "wartime" mindset against their sophisticated, persistent attackers. But how can CISOs lead the way in developing an effective security action plan designed for the current threat environment?
In this session, experienced healthcare CISOs will:
Provide real-world insights on...
The hack of health insurer Anthem exposes data on 80 million Americans. A breach of an electronic health records vendor affects dozens of clinics. A California hospital pays a ransom to get data decrypted by hackers. These and other headline-grabbing breaches are getting the attention of CEOs and boards of directors....
In the current threat environment, healthcare organizations need to gear up their defenses to tackle an array of cyber threats, from ransomware campaigns to nation-state attacks to hackers looking to steal patient information and sell it for a profit. The defensive effort requires a "wartime" mindset throughout the...
Protecting end-user devices is an essential part of any information security strategy. But many healthcare organizations have literally thousands of medical devices - from infusion pumps to heart monitors - used in patient treatment that can be vulnerable, opening the door to a broader cyberattack. In this session,...
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