Learning from past healthcare breaches to fortify future cybersecurity strategies

Shenny Sheth, the Deputy CISO at Centura Health, discusses the cyber vulnerabilities of the healthcare sector, citing reasons like outdated technology, inadequate security awareness, inefficient network monitoring, and significant value of patient data. She underscores the crucial need for modernizing legacy IT systems and improving cyber hygiene. Sheth observes that financial repercussions of data breaches are severe and can escalate due to GDPR fines and ransomware recovery costs. She stresses the importance of ensuring cybersecurity in third-party partnerships to prevent heightened risk profiles and potential cyber disasters.