Cybersecurity In Focus

The payoff behind artificial intelligence, the expertise of virtual CISOs and the tactics of successful device management – Peyman Zand, chief strategy officer at healthcare consulting firm CereCore, spells out the benefits and the challenges.

Financially constrained hospitals and health systems need federal funding and support to augment their cybersecurity workforces, according to a Health Sector Coordinating Council report to HHS.

Healthcare organizations can stave off ransomware attacks with highly gated permissions that lock out common intrusions, say Intermountain cybersecurity leaders, who have found success with the approach.

Securing a patchwork of IT systems can be a tall order for small facilities, but collaboration and info sharing is helpful, says one chief security officer.

Improving cybersecurity despite resource challenges requires small healthcare providers to pull many support levers. "We need to move away from the idea that each rural hospital is solving these issues alone," says one infosec leader.

The Senate Intelligence Committee's annual worldwide threats hearing touched on how U.S. defense agencies must partner with healthcare and other industries to neutralize threats from Volt Typhoon, Salt Typhoon and others. 

A privacy and security expert discusses how small and rural hospitals can move beyond past IT mistakes and implement zero-trust strategies that quickly improve their cybersecurity postures.

More tech companies, and the government, are needed to address rural healthcare cyberattacks, according to the new Microsoft rural hospital cybersecurity landscape report. 

Tech CISO Scott Mattila discusses proactive measures critical to reducing cyber-risks and describes the steps hospitals and health systems can take to prepare now to comply with crucial mandates. He also highlights the new rule's impact of direct liability on business associates.

Automation and emerging technologies may accelerate efficiencies but can also add to IT burdens. Careful planning, testing and frameworks are a must to avoid creating new security problems, say panelists at HIMSS25.