The Webinar Wednesday presentation “Improving Cybersecurity in Small Hospitals (Despite Tight Budgets and Short Staffing)” was sponsored by Cynerio. It was eligible for 1 credit from the ACI.
The increase in ransomware attacks on health care facilities has introduced several new attack tactics not seen in other industries. One of the most damaging is the wide-ranging focus on providers regardless of their size, revenue or location. To help the 70% of hospitals that identify as small, new technologies and provider offerings are being created with a dual focus of improving cybersecurity with the traditionally tight budgets of small hospitals. Cynerio Security Evangelist Chad Holmes and HSS Network and Cybersecurity Analyst Dylan Winthers discussed the unique challenges of securing health care, new approaches that are improving the security postures of small hospitals and steps healthcare technology management (HTM) professionals can take now to start making progress.
The presenters discussed how to make security achievable via peer collaboration, focused discussion, plan response actions and emerging best practices.
Attendees were able to gain more knowledge by asking the presenters questions after the webinar. One attendee asked, “How do you see rural hospital finding the right skill set and people to improve cybersecurity?”
Winthers fielded the question and said, “So, how do small facilities find the talent? Unfortunately, there is a reality where, especially in what I’m going to say as rural cities or establishments, that talent just, quite frankly, doesn’t exist. So, if that is the case, again, reach out. This is exactly the need that we are filling in the market with Spotlight.”
Another attendee asked about how one can prioritize the spectrum of risk.
The complete webinar, including the question-and-answer session, is available for on-demand viewing at WebinarWednesday.live.
Attendees provided feedback regarding the webinar via a survey after the presentation. The survey included the question, “Why did you attend today’s webinar?”
“To learn more about ransomware attack prevention and cybersecurity,” Clinical Engineering Manager Paul Graham said.
“I am interested in the subject how to protect medical devices against cyberattacks,” Instructor Dina Georgescu said.
The Webinar Wednesday series is averaging 70 attendees per session with 1,602 attendees this far in 2022.
For more information, including a calendar of upcoming webinars and an archive of on-demand sessions, visit WebinarWednesday.live.
