Data Breach Today Podcast

The Biden administration's strategy for bolstering health sector cybersecurity, which includes newly released voluntary cyber performance goals and plans to update the HIPAA Security Rule, is fueling uncertainty in some organizations, said privacy attorney Iliana Peters of law firm Polsinelli.

In times of conflict, such as the Israel-Hamas war, intelligence becomes even more important than it is in peacetime. Red Curry, chief marketing officer at Tautuk, and his brother, Sam Curry, CISO at Zscaler, discuss the need for a combined intelligence strategy and better resilience in wartime.

Getting the health sector to vastly improve the state of its cybersecurity will take much more than the recent issuance of federal guidance outlining cyber performance goals for entities. It will also require new government incentives and mandates, said Steve Cagle, CEO of consultancy Clearwater.

Security leaders focus on protection and detection, but the new priority is resilience. A resilience strategy should "get the real 'ground truth' of what has happened" in the attack, said Brian Dye, CEO of Corelight, in this episode of "Cybersecurity Insights."

The ubiquity and anonymity of cryptocurrencies are fueling economic, legal and ethical challenges that put healthcare entities in the crosshairs of cybercriminals, said David Hoffman, general counsel of Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, which recently filed a lawsuit against ransomware gang LockBit.

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) has evolved significantly over the past few years, becoming more critical than ever for organizations in need of enhanced capabilities. But so, too, have the accompanying managed services evolved. Port53 Technologies President Omar Zarabi explains.

Merck & Co.'s proposed settlement with insurers over a $1.4 billion claim related to the NotPetya attack will change the language the insurance industry uses to exclude acts of war in its policies, and organizations need to consider how those changes affect risk, said attorney Peter Halprin.

AI, machine learning and large language models are not new, but they are coming to fruition with the mass adoption of generative AI. For cybersecurity professionals, these are "exciting times we live in," said Dan Grosu, CTO and CISO at Information Security Media Group.

It's time for companies dealing with non-HIPAA-regulated health information to plan their compliance with Washington state's My Health My Data Act, which goes into effect in the new year and affects organizations that are based in other states, said attorney James Hennessy of law firm Reed Smith.

Educational institutions are prime targets for ransomware and other cyberattacks due to their open nature and troves of sensitive data, requiring continuous investment in cyber defenses and strong security practices, said Steve Zuromski, CIO at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts.