Health IT Security June 16, 2022
As healthcare becomes increasingly interconnected, organizations should prioritize operational technology (OT) security efforts alongside IT security.
Information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) security require varying approaches, but both are crucial to maintaining a safe and secure healthcare environment. IT and OT are fundamentally different—while IT security measures focus on safeguarding electronic data, OT security centers on device availability and reliability.
But as digital transformation efforts and the internet of things (IoT) take hold in healthcare, many organizations have converged IT and OT efforts to some degree in order to streamline workflows and make connections between digital and physical environments.
This convergence can reduce inefficiencies and help organizations cut costs, but it also poses additional security risks worth considering.
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