Government Information Security Podcast

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.

Healthcare CISOs must recognize the real and imminent threat of AI-fueled cyberattacks and take proactive steps, including the deployment of AI-based security tools, to protect patient data and critical healthcare services, said Troy Hawes, managing director at consulting firm Moss Adams.

AI holds great promise for automating and improving many healthcare processes and tasks - including clinical decision support - but if some users become overly dependent on these systems, that could be potentially detrimental to patients, says attorney Lee Kim of HIMSS.

Protecting domain name systems finally has the attention of cybersecurity professionals -because every recent large data breach has involved a DNS vulnerability. But there is much work to be done. According to Ihab Shraim, chief technical officer at Corporation Services Company, just 1 in 100 security companies knows who their registrar is and where their domain name resides.