A hospital President, after being hit by a cyber attack, said “We really did not anticipate the scope or the impact the attack had on our system and how far-reaching it was.”
This is just the beginning. Get prepared for more to come. Especially, with the success of the major SolarWinds infiltration. We knew things were getting worse weeks ago when we recorded this one. Where do we see things going?
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What a year it has been! Say what you will but none of us will EVER forget living through 2020. As we have all adjusted throughout the year we appreciate everyone's continued support of our efforts to educate and entertain.
As is our custom, our editor, Bojan, gets his annual 15 minutes of fame. Enjoy his year end Blooper Show edition that gives us a week off and gives him a chance to get back at us for the whole year of crap.
More data privacy and security madness coming your way next year which is actually next week! Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and Happy End of 2020!
The value of the HICP guides is really beginning to be realized as we approach the 2nd anniversary of it's release. Erik Decker, Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer, University of Chicago Medical Center (and 405d Task Force industry lead and co-chair) was kind enough to join us again to discuss what's coming next for HICP and what he sees in healthcare cybersecurity management as we head into 2021.
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Amazon is rolling out a new “feature” called Sidewalk. If you have any Alexa devices or certain Ring devices on a network we say get off the Sidewalk! At least until you figure out how it can be secured.
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With so much going on this year things that would have been big news are slipping by with little notice. Back in 2016 The 21st Century Cures Act was passed which included a lot of healthcare IT updates to improve patient access to their information. A specific section was all about how to prevent information blocking. What is it, why do you care and when will things happen? That’s the topic today.
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