Cybersecurity and Privacy

Chris Stouff, chief security officer at Armor Cloud Security, says ransomware is the last step before threat actors get paid, so Armor's approach to stopping attacks from succeeding is to "secure left."

Sternum CEO Natali Tshuva describes the dangers of unsecured medical devices – and how manufacturer transparency can restore patient trust.

Lawrence Huang, VP of product management at Cisco Meraki, says security has to be a foundation for the way healthcare products are built.

With health systems in the cybercrime crosshairs, there are steps IT and security professionals should be taking now to shore up their defenses, says longtime CIO Drex DeFord, now a strategic healthcare executive for CI Security.

This week's top stories include warnings that malicious actors are looking to infect health systems on a large scale, pushback against Trump's claims that doctors are inflating COVID-19 numbers, and CVS' telemedicine-enabled contact renewal service.

As pandemic-era cyberattacks increase, intelligence sharing and collaborative best practices can help with risk mitigation, says Parham Eftekhari, executive director of the Cybersecurity Collaborative.

This week's top stories include a Universal Health Services cyberattack, Anthem reaching a $39.5 million settlement in a 2015 attack, and Apple Watch's abnormal pulse feature driving unnecessary healthcare visits.

This week's top stories include ex-CEO Cyrus Massoumi claiming his former colleagues coordinated a plan to replace him, a study finding telehealth to be the biggest threat to healthcare cybersecurity, and a NorthShore breach affecting 348,00 people.

Cybersecurity expert Randy Bradley says outside-the-four-walls threats include makeshift triage units, but you can still move wisely even if you are moving fast.

Ryan Kalember, executive vice president of cybersecurity strategy at Proofpoint, says organizations must line up their defenses the same way that they're being attacked.