siliconindia | | May 20188s evidenced by the mal-ware-induced breach at Banner Health and the ran-somware attack at Holly-wood Presbyterian earlier this year, cybercriminals are continually targeting healthcare organizations. The financial and reputational costs of a breach can be immense and often those costs aren't fully realized for several years af-ter the event as regulatory findings and fines are rarely immediate. The cost of a breach has significant im-pact on the cost, access, and safety of care. I see four areas where we in the industry should be increasingly vigilant--unchecked adoption, im-plementation of consumer tools, In-ternet of Things (IoT) leakage, and government involvement.Unchecked AdoptionAs more and more apps and tools for caregivers' smartphones become available, organizations must en-force policies and standards to avoid possible data loss. Caregivers are necessarily innovative and, if a tool will make their jobs easier, they are likely to use it. A good example is cloud storage it's entirely convenient for accessing files, but the ramifica-tions of commingling personal and care related information is not inher-ently addressed in these applications and tools. Unchecked adoption of shadow apps and systems as well as BYOD issues are common causes of data loss. Helping caregivers under-stand that implementing new tools has potential risks for your organiza-tion and for them personally is dif-ficult. However, organizations must have mechanisms in place so that clinicians can make recommenda-tions for the tools and systems they want (and often need) and an effi-cient vetting process that seriously considers the recommendation and `closes the loop' with the clinician. It's not enough to just say no; you've got to work with the business to address the needs.FOUR CYBERSECURITY WEAK SPOTS YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT WHEN OTHERS DON'TBy Marc Probst, CIO & VP, Intermountain HealthcareHeadquartered in Salt Lake City, Intermountain Healthcare is a non-profit healthcare provider in the Intermountain West. Intermountain Healthcare provides offering integrated managed care under the insurance brand SelectHealth.IN MY OPINIONA
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