UnHack with Drex DeFord

The Cyber Attack No One Can Survive Alone | Executive Interview with Josh Howell


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May 5, 2026: What happens when attackers don't just break into your systems, they become you? Josh Howell, Healthcare CTO at Rubrik, joins Drex DeFord to unpack Rubrik's newly announced partnership with the American Hospital Association, a rigorous vetting process that signals a new standard in cyber risk validation. Josh draws on hundreds of ransomware recovery experiences to challenge how health systems think about resilience, recovery sequencing, and the identity control plane. Learn why the worst-case scenario in the 2026 Google Mandiant M-Trends report should keep every CISO up at night.

Key Points:

  • 00:35 AHA Partnership Overview

  • 04:19 Turning Tools Into Outcomes

  • 10:50 Worst Case Scenario

  • 13:47 Secure by Design Zero Trust


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