The recent Webinar Wednesday presentation “Perspectives in Healthcare Security” by CyberMDX Senior Director of Product Marketing Rich DeFabritus was eligible for 1 credit from the ACI. The webinar was sponsored by CyberMDX.
In the 60-minute webinar, DeFabritus shared insights regarding key insights from a study of hospital executives in information technology and information security roles, as well biomed technicians and engineers. The presentation included information about the lack of automation for medical device inventory as well as the impact of device shutdowns on hospitals. The low prioritization of cybersecurity investment was also a topic covered in the webinar.
DeFabritus also fielded questions from attendees. One attendee asked, “Do you have insight into C suite or IT leadership beliefs about who is responsible for remediating cyber risks on medical devices?”
He admitted that “it’s really not an easy question to answer because everybody treats it differently, but it should be a collaboration.”
He said OEMs should help and that it must be a joint effort.
“At the end of the day, no one person is responsible,” he added.
Another question was, “What do you recommend from a fact- or statistical-based perspective that can be used to secure funding for cybersecurity programs?”
DeFabritus said hospitals and health care organizations are among the most targeted groups and that is one fact to help secure funding. He suggested benchmarking against similar organizations is another revenue to show the need for funds.
More great questions were answered. The entire webinar, including the Q&A session, is available for on-demand viewing at WebinarWedneday.live.
Attendees provided positive feedback regarding the webinar via a survey that included the question, “What do you like best about the Webinar Wednesday webinar series?”
“It is an informative and convenient way to get refreshed or new information on items in our field,” said Clinical Engineer K. Ferguson, Clinical
“Very good use of time. Informative and insightful,” Senior BMET S. Rivera said.
“The content is usually spot on with my job role,” Clinical Engineering Security Analyst D. Simpson said.
For more information, visit WebinarWednesday.live.
