Government Information Security Podcast

New resources released Monday from a high-profile federal advisory group provide insights into the state of healthcare sector preparedness and best practices for dealing with evolving cyberthreats, according to Erik Decker, CISO of Intermountain Healthcare and co-chair of the task force.

Healthcare entities of all types and sizes could be the next targets of major cybersecurity attacks, said Nitin Natarajan, deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Healthcare firms need to be vigilant against ransomware, DDoS and medical device breaches, he said.

The sheer volume of federal regulations in place makes it almost impossible for agencies to monitor and comply with all of them, much less understand the impact of new ones. Nick Graham of Skyhigh Security explores the many compliance challenges - and how to overcome them.

A 3-month-old federal law meant to future-proof federal computers from quantum computer decryption will have an effect on healthcare sector entities, too, says Mac McMillan, founder and CEO emeritus of privacy and security consulting firm CynergisTek.

In this podcast, Rodman Ramezanian, global cloud threat lead at Skyhigh Security, discusses why the risk of data breaches is so high, how security teams can protect data wherever it resides, and why security leaders should embrace a new mindset for data protection.

Healthcare entities and their vendors should be prepared to show evidence to regulators of how they've implemented "recognized security practices," or RSPs, says Robert Booker, chief strategy officer of HITRUST. "You've got to demonstrate that you align with a framework."

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Craig Box, vice president of open source and community at ARMO, discusses the complexity of using Kubernetes in a hybrid cloud environment, the need to understand "how these moving parts work together" and potential use of Kubernetes with 5G.

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Patricia Muoio, a partner at SineWave Ventures, discusses the need for cyber resilience as security leaders face the inevitable stream of cybercrimes, how to achieve it through a zero trust approach, and how CISOs and the government can help.

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Chris "Tito" Sestito discusses technology to protect neural networks and artificial intelligence and machine-learning models, and John Kindervag explains how such technology fits into the zero trust framework.

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," David Derigiotis of insurtech Embroker discusses the complex world of cyber liability insurance, including the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, recent breaches, and improvements in the cyber insurance industry.

Legislation requiring vendors to design cybersecurity into their medical devices is a great first step to help healthcare entities, but organizations will still face major risks involving legacy medical gear for many years to come, says Daniel dos Santos, research leader at security firm Forescout.

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Galit Lubetzky Sharon, CTO of Wing Security, discusses the challenge of securing SaaS applications, which are decentralized and ever-expanding. She describes how Wing Security manages app inventories and issues of compliance, remediation and privacy.

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Steve Stone of Rubrik Zero Labs discusses the State of Data Security Report, which focuses on the impact of cybersecurity attacks on IT leaders, especially CISOs. Stone outlines areas of concern after an attack and changes needed to improve security.

To help U.S. healthcare sector organizations better tackle some of the top challenges involving vendor risk management, a coalition of CISOs has launched the Health3PT Council. Members John Houston of UMPC and Omar Khawaja, former CISO of Highmark Health, describe the effort.

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes why Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over users' personal data, how the median stock price dropped 40% among publicly traded security firms in 2022, and why an infrastructure change is needed in SOCs.

Authorized payment scams are on the rise, and banking regulators are putting pressure on financial institutions to do more to protect customers. The biggest challenge is that the customers are driving the process, says Bradley Haacke, vice president and financial crimes director at Fifth Third Bank.

The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill signed into law last week by President Joe Biden contains new cybersecurity requirements for medical devices that make it a game changer for strengthening security within the healthcare ecosystem, says Dr. Suzanne Schwartz of the FDA.

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged, Stan Golubchik, founder and CEO of ContraForce, discusses the company's mission, beginnings and plans for expansion. Golubchik says ContraForce answers the "need for a stronger generalist workforce for cybersecurity."

Many healthcare organizations struggle to recover from ransomware attacks, putting clinical procedures and patient safety in jeopardy during the process, says Steve Cagle, CEO of privacy/consulting firm Clearwater. "They need to think about how the technology is supporting the business," he says.

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report shares tips for security leaders to navigate the threat landscape next year, discusses cybersecurity and privacy policy shifts to watch, and explains why global political and economic instability should not be cause for cybersecurity budgets to drop.