Healthcare DIVE September 19, 2024
Emily Olsen

At a Google Cloud panel this week, information security officers from major health systems said the sector needs to assess their vendor risks to prevent disruptive cyberattacks.

Cyber leaders at a panel hosted by Google Cloud on Tuesday said supply chain vulnerabilities are top of mind for healthcare organizations after the attack on technology firm and claims processor Change Healthcare earlier this year, which disrupted the healthcare sector for weeks.

Chief information security officers from Novant Health, Highmark Health, Northwell Health and ChristianaCare joined the event to discuss increasing cyber threats against the industry, including among health systems’ chief suppliers.

Although cyber criminals have hit hospitals directly, health systems are also vulnerable if their vendors experience a cyberattack, and outages...

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