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E-Newsletter • August 2023 |
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Editor's E-Note
In an environment in which cybercriminals are attacking third-party vendor and business partners, hospitals and health systems have to know how to protect themselves. Marc Johnson, a senior advisor and chief information security officer at Impact Advisors, shares expert strategies.
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Combatting Ransomware Through Effective Third-Party Risk Management — The Importance of an IT Service Assurance Program
By Marc Johnson
Effective third-party risk management is more crucial than ever in health delivery to combat ransomware and other attacks. It’s no secret that cybercriminals are now directly targeting providers’ third-party vendors in addition to hospitals and health systems themselves. With increasing consolidation in the health care IT market, inconsistent approaches among vendors when assessing their own security risks, and a lack of understanding from both vendors and health delivery organizations about the shared security responsibilities associated with the cloud, the reality is that the trend of cybercriminals exploiting third-party vulnerabilities is only going to get worse. In the current environment, hospitals and health systems need a programmatic approach to combat ransomware, with tight coordination between IT and business stakeholders essential to fully assessing and managing any third-party vendor risk.
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