Health CIO: IT Must Be Core Business Element to Tackle Security Challenges

If healthcare hopes to overcome cybersecurity challenges and inefficiencies, the overall security posture must evolve by building a strong foundation around cybersecurity that advocates for incorporating employees, executives, and management as part of the cybersecurity structure.

The problem with cybersecurity in healthcare is that providers need to reprioritize information security technology within the enterprise and make it a critical element of operational strategies to truly create successful outcomes, Archuleta explained.

Medical device security isn’t just about securing data; Archuleta stressed that it’s also a matter of life and death. Entities have a long way to go, beginning with gaining a full, accurate inventory of all devices operating on the network. But at the end of the data, moving the needle on security begins with a focus on people, then the policies and technology to support them.