In this episode of Healthcare Defenders, Lisa Munro speaks with Heather Costa, the Director of Technology Resilience at Mayo Clinic. They discuss the importance of resilience in healthcare organizations, Heather's unique journey into cybersecurity, the significance of human connections in technical fields, and efforts to bridge the gender gap in cybersecurity.

Heather emphasizes the need for strong relationships, continuous improvement, and a focus on patient safety as central to their work in cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity is patient safety; do your part and be a healthcare defender.

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Healthcare security has seen breaches that could have been prevented if MFA had been better designed and deployed. Listen to the discussion of the Do’s and Don'ts of MFA in Healthcare. We’ll share how organizations can do better and reduce MFA fatigue and the contention with the frontline security control that helps to keep organizations and patient data safe.

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In this episode of Clearwater’s Healthcare Defenders podcast series, Clearwater CEO Steve Cagle talks with Augie D’Agostino, CIO for UW Medicine in Seattle Washington.

Augie describes himself as an “unlikely” CISO, telling Steve he meant to go into education after over 20 years in IT and security, but cybersecurity kept “heating up” and drawing him back in. Steve and Augie cover major topics affecting healthcare cybersecurity right now, including AI and sophisticated social engineering tactics. Augie says, “somewhere in the world, people are punching into a job and their job is to attack us. And so you would imagine they have PI and projects and everything else like we do. So they're getting faster. They're getting more automated.”

Steve and Augie also talk about what it means to be “brilliant at the basics” and how this will surpass technology in protecting our hospitals and health systems every time. There’s something for everyone in this conversation so check it out and let us know if there’s a healthcare defender we should feature on the next episode.

Cybersecurity is patient safety, do your part, be a healthcare defender.

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In this episode of Clearwater experts examine the intersection of privacy and cybersecurity in healthcare. Steve Akers, CISO at Clearwater, and Andrew Mueller, VP of Privacy and Compliance at Clearwater, discuss the evolution of security information and event management (SIEM) tools, emphasizing the challenges of applying traditional security logic to address privacy violations.

Andrew stresses the importance of collaborative efforts between security and privacy teams, highlighting the need for holistic monitoring across various systems. Together they underscore the critical role of technology, processes, and communication in enhancing patient care and data protection. Tune in for an insightful discussion and consideration for you and your teams.

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In this episode of our Healthcare Defenders series Steve Cagle, CEO of Clearwater, speaks with Erik Decker, Chief Information Security Officer at Intermountain Healthcare, and Chair of the Cybersecurity Working Group of the health sector coordinating council. Erik sheds light on their latest initiatives, including the recently announced 5-year Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Strategic Plan. Learn about the shared responsibility of cybersecurity across the healthcare ecosystem and the critical importance of adopting this strategic plan to defend against cyber threats. Tune in as Steve and Erik discuss actionable steps for organizations and the collaborative efforts needed to achieve a resilient cybersecurity posture in healthcare.

Cybersecurity is patient safety, do your part, be a healthcare defender.

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Federal authorities and HHS warn of risk to healthcare organizations the threat from a compromised ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect by a third-party pharmacy vendor across all 50 states. We’ll review some of the uncovered issues and share what organizations can learn from this as vendors or healthcare providers.

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In healthcare, safeguarding cybersecurity is safeguarding patients. Whether it's a hospital, health system, physician group, or a trusted digital health partner, when healthcare is attacked, patients are at risk. Join us as we feature some of healthcare's fiercest defenders. They're leaders from across the ecosystem fighting to protect data, systems, and care delivery.

In this Healthcare Defender episode, Dave Bailey speaks with Michael Gross, Cybersecurity Intelligence Manager at Cleveland Clinic about Michael's background, cybersecurity challenges, what we are seeing today in the industry, and what we can look forward to in 2024.

Cybersecurity is patient safety, do your part, be a healthcare defender.

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In the last episode of this three-part series, Steve Cagle, Bob Chaput, and Mac McMillan return with an exploration of the common pitfalls in allocating cybersecurity budgets and transitions to a pivotal question: where should security leaders prioritize investments?

Bob Chaput advocates for a risk management-centric approach, emphasizing the need for a strategic reassessment of cybersecurity tools. Mac McMillan sheds light on the challenges posed by an abundance of security tools and the imperative for integration. The discussion also leads into considerations in the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity. The episode concludes by emphasizing the importance of leadership engagement, organizational collaboration, and a proactive stance in addressing the evolving landscape of healthcare cybersecurity.

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