Risk Management
HIMSS25
A big risk is from third-party dependence for services, with some organizations not testing continuity plans should a breach happen, says Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS.
The proposed updates are more specific around required technical controls, challenging security leaders when it comes to implementation, says Garrett Weber, Akamai Technologies field CTO for enterprise security.
Genomics CEO Sir Peter Donnelly believes genome testing will become routine within 10 years, leading to lives saved.
HIMSS25
Zero trust has a role in breach recovery, says Tamer Baker, Zscaler's healthcare chief technology officer, who is speaking with Nate Couture, CISO at University of Vermont Health Network, at HIMSS25.
At CommonSpirit Health, accountability is 50/50 shared and the healthcare dividend is split with the physician.
The visual technology uses real-time predictive analytics to understand firefighters' health in San Francisco and workflow design, allowing for operational efficiency at hospitals, says Emilio Goldenhersch, enterprise director at MKThink.
Managing risk with third parties is crucial, as one piece of information will flow to 50 different data-sharing partners, such as pharmacies, says Lee Kim, senior principal for cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS.
Hospitals can't wait for the perfect plan to prepare for a cyberattack or other kind of disruption, and should start with what they have, says Heather Costa, director of resilience for the Mayo Clinic.
Only a quarter of IT leaders and executives are confident about their cyberdefense strategies, while a majority are at least somewhat confident, says Jill Brewer, market insights lead at HIMSS.
Patients suffer the health consequences of attacks that delay or disrupt care or result in ambulances being turned away, says Greg Garcia, executive director of the HSCC, Cybersecurity Working Group.