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Making Cyber Resiliency a Priority in Healthcare: My Advice for Leaders

CIO Business Intelligence

By Derrick Lowe, Chief Information Security Officer at Orlando Health, a Palo Alto Networks customer. When I talk to healthcare industry leaders about cyber resiliency, I get a lot of affirmative head-nodding and positive feedback. And why not? Notice that I use the word “imperative” rather than the more often-used “initiative.”

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New York Takes Bold Stance Against Hospital Cyber Attacks

SecureWorld News

In a groundbreaking move, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy that aims to safeguard the state's critical infrastructure, specifically its healthcare sector. This proactive approach will undoubtedly strengthen patient trust and confidence in New York's healthcare system.

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Seattle-area inventor wins global COVID hackathon for tech that alerts public about crowded spaces

GeekWire

“It was nice to have this distinguished set of judges in healthcare and tech and cell phones, for them to validate it and say it was the best idea.” We thought we were on to something,” Mercer said. ” It took only a few months for Mercer to pull together the concept. Photos courtesy of Ian Mercer).

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Backups | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

As information security professionals, it may not be our job to manage system backups, but it is our job to realize the importance backups have in the realm of information security. Many healthcare organizations have been hit with ransomware and crippled in the last couple of years.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO Business Intelligence

“Organizations often get services and applications up and running without having put stewardship in place,” says Marc Johnson, CISO and senior advisor at Impact Advisors, a healthcare management consulting firm.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Gene Kingsley

SecureWorld News

Gene Kingsley has worked as a dedicated resource in the Information Security space for more than 25 years, among industries such as Higher Ed, Healthcare, Finance, Federal Government agencies, and others. After that, I became a help desk manager for a local college and worked my way up to Director of Information Security.

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The 7 Step to Develop and Deploy Data Loss Prevention Strategy

Galido

Earlier the focus was on the secure the physical documents, which can be easily stolen by the criminals during transit. The growth of the Internet has increased the magnitude and with that, it has increased the chances of data theft. Healthcare companies would like to keep their patient records safe.