TLDR:
- Healthcare CISOs and CIOs are facing growing cybersecurity challenges.
- Key challenges include regulatory scrutiny, access management, cloud security, and deals activity.
In a recent HIMSSCast episode, experts discuss the challenges facing healthcare security leaders. Heightened regulatory scrutiny, the increasing number of individuals with access to systems, poorly controlled cloud environments, and significant deals activity are just a few of the challenges facing CISOs, CIOs, and security leaders in the healthcare industry. The experts emphasize the importance of adopting modern identity technologies to manage access, control cloud environments, and integrate IT and security planning to address cyber risks effectively.
The episode also highlights other challenges such as third-party risk management and securing medical devices. Overall, healthcare organizations must prioritize cybersecurity to protect patient data and ensure the security of their systems.