Healthcare IT Today April 16, 2024
John Lynn

According to Ryan Witt, Vice President, Industry Solutions at Proofpoint, Inc., phishing emails are still the most prevalent and dangerous sources for security breaches. In this video, Witt and Joshua Roth, Chief Information Security Officer at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), discuss how they protect against breaches through fundamental investments in tools and training.

This interview with Healthcare IT Today took place in the shadow of the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare, which is still preventing thousands of health care providers from receiving payments.

Witt says that training, processes, and technology can all play a role. There are tools not only to trap suspicious email, but to authenticate the person who sent an email message.

Roth says that attacks...

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