UnHack (The News): Ensuring Cyber Resilience: Investment, Education, and Collaboration with George Pappas
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English - June 17, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Technology health it healthcare technology cio cmio interoperability news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
July 17, 2024: George Pappas, CEO of Intraprise Health, joins Drex for the news. They delve into the multifaceted challenges of cybersecurity in healthcare, focusing particularly on the vulnerabilities of rural hospitals. How do rural healthcare providers manage thin operational margins and still maintain robust cybersecurity? How can boards and executives balance regulatory compliance with genuine safety? They also discuss the rising importance of board-level governance in cybersecurity and the potential for safe harbor legislation to standardize and incentivize security practices. Additionally, the episode highlights the perennial issue of human error and configuration mistakes as significant vulnerabilities, emphasizing the need for both micro-segmentation and resilience in cybersecurity strategies. As Drex notes, the complexity of healthcare IT environments heightens these challenges, raising the question: are organizations investing enough in cybersecurity to truly protect patient data and safety?
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Security GovernanceRural HealthcareSecurity Advocation Breach RecoverySegmentation StrategiesNews articles:
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