Between high-profile hacks and hospitals’ growing dependency on connected medical devices, cybersecurity is as relevant to healthcare as it’s ever been. And while providers and device manufacturers are rightfully making protection a priority for newly developed or purchased medical devices, older legacy devices pose the greatest security risk to healthcare organizations.
“There are any number of reasons why these devices have become connected and over the years and, for the most, part the risks associated with using the devices have been transferred to the organization using them,” Heather Roszkowski, network chief information security officer at The University Of Vermont Health Network, said during last year’s HIMSS Media Healthcare Security Forum.
“There are a lot of ways we’re being forced to mitigate the risks associated with these devices, until some better security tools can be put in place on them, if that’s even possible,” she continued. “I appreciate the fact that the new devices have more security, but I still think there’s a cultural change that needs to happen.”
“Effective cyber risk management starts with awareness and a concise risk…
