Privacy & Security

Most hospitals do not patch medical devices at the same frequency as traditional networks and need compensating security controls to address their unquantified device vulnerabilities, says Richard Staynings, chief security strategist at Cylera.

Many healthcare organizations underestimate the expense of on-premises cybersecurity and may miss early signs of an attack if teams don’t know what to look for, says Max Rogers, senior director of the security operations center at Huntress.  

Cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are the chief concerns in the region, followed by cloud adoption and use of machine learning in medical imaging, says Sam Amory, managing director for the Middle East and Africa at Dedalus.

As the first organization in the world to reach Stage 7 of the new INFRAM24, the health system has seen valuable improvements in cybersecurity, sustainability and care delivery, says Dr. Farukh Usmani, its medical director of digital technology services.

There are benefits to proactive cybersecurity strategies, says Philip Bradley, digital health strategist at HIMSS, who also discusses how the INFRAM framework can guide organizations in maturing their infrastructure to better protect data.

At the 2024 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, it's AI, cybersecurity, health equity, the evolution of nursing and much more. Watch healthcare IT insiders discuss these subjects and news and views.

HIMSS president and CEO Hal Wolf discusses healthcare trends, including patient engagement, AI advancements and cybersecurity challenges, and how HIMSS24 offers attendees a chance to learn from each other and collaborate in responding to those trends.  

With a majority of healthcare organizations lacking proper technology to address HIPAA compliance, it’s imperative that quick action is taken to avoid serious security and data privacy breaches. Our comprehensive guide provides you with all you need to know to address this time-sensitive issue.

The cross-agency, cross-industry collaboration driving CMMI’s first truly interoperable payment model could improve oncology delivery for years to come, says the Digital Medicine Society's Jennifer Goldsack.

Iain Paterson of WELL Health Technologies and Yotam Segev of Cyera discuss how cloud infrastructure provides uniform, flexible and manageable security protection and privacy controls for protected health data.