Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Cybersecurity (November 2019)

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“Bob Gourley emphasized that despite the dark topic of cyberthreats, we all leave with optimism. Carol Tang addressed the importance of continuous learning as part of a business leader’s proactive approach to mitigating risk and providing safety for customers. Kayne McGladrey emphasized the dual responsibility of today’s corporate decision makers with regard to cybersecurity: understand the complexity but act with transparency and specificity. It’s important to integrate cybersecurity awareness into the fabric of the organization, not sequester cybertrust solely within the domain of technology.”

Telehealth was an unexpected technology bright spot in 2020, as the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) relaxed enforcement of certain aspects of HIPAA, helping to reduce COVID exposure via virtual rounding and virtual visits.

Unfortunately, bad actors have shown a lack of morality in their pursuit of illegal profits and have continued to attack medical organizations. Ransomware attacks, for example, can cripple a hospital’s abilities to provide high-quality patient care by denying access to key computer systems, which would force medical professionals to have to treat patients based on memory and paper-based records.

The following three high-level recommendations provide a basis for defense in depth for healthcare organizations in 2021.

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“Organizations that don’t have cybersecurity as a core business differentiator, or as a core business function, are often struggling to adapt modern cybersecurity practices,” says Kayne McGladrey, Director of Security and IT at Pensar Development.