Healthcare organizations work with third parties for claims processing, imaging, contractors and more. Each of these third parties represents a potential cybersecurity vulnerability.
Third-party risk management is crucial in today’s interconnected healthcare landscape, especially amid…
Russell Teague, CISO at Fortified Health Security
Last year, the Change Healthcare mega-breach sent shockwaves through the industry because it was the largest data breach in U.S. history. There will undoubtedly be surprises like that…
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Jacob Johnson, CISO of ArmorPoint
Few industries rely more heavily on sensitive personal information than the healthcare sector, and therefore few collect, store and share as much data. The Department of Health and Human Services…
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Calli Dretke, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Marketing Officer at CHIME, asks a question of Lisa Gallagher, National Cybersecurity Advisor at CHIME, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, during the ViVE conference in…
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For the 86th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Kate Pierce, Senior vCISO and Executive Director of Govt Affairs at Fortified Health Security and a Former…
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The healthcare industry is a prime target of organized cyberattacks, as has been shown near daily for the past decade-plus. The urgency of contingency planning has finally been made clear, from the boardroom to the situation…
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The February cyberattack against the Change Healthcare clearinghouse not only compromised patient data but left health care providers in a financial crisis. Within 48 hours of the attack, another clearinghouse called Availity set up a…
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Kevin Kirkwood, CISO at Exabeam
Almost weekly, we see headlines about cyber incidents disrupting patient care, compromising patient privacy, or both. The growing interconnectedness of the healthcare ecosystem, combined with heavy reliance on third-party providers,…
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Ferdinand Hamada, Managing Director and Pharma Life Sciences Industry Lead Partner at MorganFranklin Consulting
The role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has evolved far beyond traditional cybersecurity responsibilities, especially in healthcare organizations. Today,…
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Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part interview on AI and cybersecurity with David Heaney from Mass General Brigham. To read part one, click here.In the first installation of this deep-dive interview, Mass…
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