Healthcare IT News December 9, 2019
Susan Morse

IT security is a legacy word, says Brian Selfridge: “This isn’t cybersecurity, this is risk.”

BOSTON, Mass. – A cultural and communication shift is needed to get cybersecurity specialists out of the technology basement and around the hospital’s leadership table, according to risk management specialists speaking during HIMSS’ Healthcare Security Forum.

“We need to put cybersecurity in business terms,” said Brian Selfridge, a partner with Meditology Services, which does healthcare privacy and security consulting.

Cybersecurity, as part of a system’s total enterprise risk, means looking at the need for protection in terms of how much money a hospital stands to lose.

IT Security has become a legacy word, Selfridge said.

“This isn’t cybersecurity, this is risk,” he said.

“A lot...

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