Cybersecurity: Hoping for the Best, but Preparing for the Worst

In an ideal world we wouldn’t have to worry about cybersecurity for healthcare. But unfortunately that is just not the case. Instead with how deeply personal and important the information and data that we hold is in the world of healthcare, we need to be prepared for the absolute worst. All systems should have protections in place against even the worst of cyber threats. But doing so is a very daunting task since technology is so deeply embedded into everything we do. So where do we start? What areas could your organization be overlooking? We reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community for these answers. The following is what they had to say on how to stay safe and can be used as a little check list for your healthcare cybersecurity efforts. Christopher Toth, Director of Compliance and Risk Management at hc1 In today’s healthcare IT landscape, ensuring your partners take data protection and information security as seriously as your organization is key. While arguably some are very time consuming and resource intensive to achieve, this is where the return on investment of an industry certification pays for itself. For instance, whether your organization achieves a SOC2 or HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Validated Assessment certification, it demonstrates to your prospective partner your organization’s commitment to data protection and information security at the highest levels. Ameesh Divatia, CEO at Baffle I’m thrilled to see the n...
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