A Global Perspective on the Growing Cyber Threats Facing Health Care

Cybersecurity is a central part of every nation’s infrastructure – especially when it comes to health care. 

The availability and free flow of health information is critical to providing care. Unfortunately, patient information isn’t just valuable to caregivers, it’s also becoming a primary target for criminals across the globe.

In this special episode, Chip Kahn moderates a panel of cybersecurity experts, with significant experience in the health care sector, from around the world. 

The discussion, entitled 'Navigating Today's Cyber Threats for Tomorrow's Healthcare,' was organized by Future of Health, a group made up of thought leaders from hospital systems, academia, policymaking, payers and patient advocacy.

Topics discussed include:

• Current state of cyber defenses today – vulnerabilities, variabilities across the world
• Goals of cybercriminals targeting health care entities – money, data, or mayhem 
• Paying ransom – views from different countries
• Political implications – how to react when cyber breaches become geopolitical events 
• Proper role of governments in cyber defense and attack mitigation – the role of mandates and the threat of penalties
• Lasting advice – the one thing health care entities must do to protect themselves.

The virtual panel:

• US: Meredith Griffanti, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Communications, FTI Consulting
• UK: Dr. Saif Abed, Director of Cybersecurity Advisory Services, The AbedGraham Group and Cybersecurity Consultant, World Health Organization 
• Singapore: Kim Chuan, Group Chief Information Security Officer, SingHealth
• Israel: Alon Rozen, CEO of Elements Group, and former Chief of Staff at the Israeli Ministry of Defense and Director General of the Israeli Homefront Defense Ministry

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Established in 2018, Future of Health's diverse membership represents the foremost health organizations and thought leaders from hospital systems, academia, policymaking, payers, industry, and patient advocacy. Each year, FOH members address, through discussion and research process, pivotal issues facing health care across the world. From this process FOH develops insights and recommendations disseminating findings through published papers which serve as a blueprint for a common vision for the future of health.