Cybersecurity and Privacy

HIMSS Director of Privacy and Security Lee Kim hosts this new episode of HIT Cybersecurity, speaking with a panel of infosec experts about what they're seeing on the front lines.

In this episode of HIT Cybersecurity, Nakia Grayson, IT security specialist at NIST, discusses infosec challenges inherent in delivering care from hospital to home – and offers resources that can help.

In the debut episode of HIT Cybersecurity, Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, describes the current threat landscape – and shares tips for safeguarding a target-rich environment during the pandemic.

Gerry Blass, president and CEO of ComplyAssistant, talks about the ramifications of the HICP law and best practices for healthcare organizations to comply.

Bob Chaput, founder of Clearwater Compliance, a cyber risk management firm, and author of the book, "Stop the Cyber Bleeding," shares how to turn an enterprise cyber risk management program into a business enabler.

Amir Vashkover with CyberMDX and David Franklin with Philips Healthcare talk about evolving threats, including ransomware, in the healthcare sector, making it crucial for hospitals to continuously monitor for them.

Christophe Doré, security manager at Capsule Technologies, discusses how hackers are using phishing attacks against employees working from home to gain their user names and passwords.

Pure bakes security into its products and also partners with data protection vendors to ensure its products work hand in hand with those that healthcare organizations are already using, says Josh Gluck, VP of Global Healthcare Technology Strategy.

Because managing security tools across multiple platforms is challenging, there's an urgency to unify security processes and controls across all environments, says Virtustream Chief Trust and Security Officer Pritesh Parekh.

This week's top stories include hackers using the SolarWinds platform to target the NIH and other federal agencies, the CDC giving $227 million for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness and tracking, and a new low VO2 Max feature coming to Apple Watch.