Privacy & Security Forum Boston 2016

When it comes to medical device security, the greatest challenge is equipment is running on outdated systems. The issue then becomes how to protect the data and determine whether the equipment is safe to operate.

Notwithstanding his cryptic if not contradictory stances on the Affordable Care Act, President-elect Donald Trump has a detailed platform on cybersecurity.

(SPONSORED) As the number of devices connected to a healthcare network continues to expand, so do the points of vulnerability. Many of these devices add new access points for malware that can threaten the overall security of the network. Isolation and containerization can be part of the solution.  

By adopting best practices, IT managers can build their security strategy around a set of frameworks that have been proven to work.

Among the items in the ‘security graveyard,’ Intermountain CISO Karl West included flat networks, SOC-less security and compliance-only security.

Cloud computing and the Internet of Things has changed the security landscape and many organizations do not yet understand how to apply insights to the business. And then there’s the challenge of getting patients to adopt new tools. 

Tony Sager, senior vice president at the Center for Internet Security, promised to help simplify security – if not necessarily make it easy – at the HIMSS Health Privacy Forum.

Executives at Christiana and Penn Medicine have become advocates for security work. IT professionals shed light on what made that transformation work.

There's no one right way to set up a robust and workable cybersecurity program. But there are some key best practices to follow.

New skill set needs, old business associates and large data hosts becoming attractive targets top the list of chief information security officers.