Risk assessments are critical to implementing good security controls, but many organizations struggle with where to begin. Josh Hyman, Chief Information Security Officer of Black Talon Security, sits down with Host and Principal Security Analyst Jen Stone (MCIS, CISSP, CISA, QSA) to discuss:

• The importance of risk assessments in general
• Risk analysis in the healthcare space 
• How to successfully conduct a risk assessment

Hosted by Jen Stone, Principal Security Analyst (MCIS, CISSP, CISA, QSA)

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