Healthcare Cybersecurity: Combating Complexity with Advanced Analytics

HIT Consultant October 11, 2024
Kevin Kirkwood, CISO at Exabeam

Almost weekly, we see headlines about cyber incidents disrupting patient care, compromising patient privacy, or both. The growing interconnectedness of the healthcare ecosystem, combined with heavy reliance on third-party providers, is amplifying the impact of these incidents. This interconnectedness is not only expanding the attack surface but also increasing vulnerabilities across the entire sector, as seen in recent high-profile attacks on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare and Ascension. The increasing complexity of these networks has also underscored the failure to implement a robust zero-trust strategy, further exposing the sector to cyber threats.

One major theme appears repeatedly as to why threat actors have been able to cause harm to healthcare organizations so regularly: complexity. Here are key factors that drive healthcare...

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