Agenda

Cyber-attacks targeting the healthcare industry have been prolific in recent years. Operating at full capacity while combatting fast-moving threats such as ransomware, many organizations have turned to new methods of protecting their organizations. Join John Allen, VP of Risk and Compliance at Darktrace, to discuss the challenges of prioritizing and managing cyber risk using predictive AI technologies. This session includes real-life case studies of crypto-mining and ransomware and how AI was used to detect each stage of the attack and autonomously respond.

Ransomware has dominated cybersecurity news reports for several years now, but it’s not the only threat organizations are facing today. More and more, organizations are adopting new technologies and services while still needing to maintain existing infrastructure, systems, devices and applications. With growing complexity comes an ever-increasing challenge to understand where we are most at risk and determine how best to mitigate it.
In this discussion, we’ll look at what the growing attack surface looks like for many healthcare and pharma organizations and provide strategies for adapting your security program to better understand where vulnerabilities exist across all the various types of assets in your environment and how to mitigate them before the next cyberthreat comes along.

Digital transformation in the Healthcare industry is causing an explosion of hyper-connected IT, IoT and IoMT devices and, with it, a greatly expanded cyber-attack surface. With constant transformation and the explosion of interconnected devices, how do you even begin to plan for a zero trust architecture beyond the managed users and workstations? 

In this session you will learn: 

• How NIST defines Zero Trust and their 7 steps to get there.
• Some of the common pitfalls to avoid.
  • Why Zero Trust doesn’t stop at managed users and workstations – IoMT devices must be included in the architecture planning up-front.

As pharmaceutical companies increasingly digitize data and store it online, they become more susceptible to pharmaceutical cyberattacks. While the industry

is comprised of a number of sub-industries with different business models and technology needs, they all must control extremely sensitive and valuable information and ensure an effective security framework. Drug and device manufacturers and biotech companies retain proprietary data ranging from secret formulas for patented drugs, to patient and customer information, to scientific research and advancements.

 The industry is being attacked by adversaries adept at exploiting vulnerabilities and carrying out disruptive cyber campaigns. Cyber threats are used by a variety of bad actors with a range of intended system consequences. These attackers are better resourced and more capable of accomplishing disruption than ever before. In addition to hackers seeking financial gain, pharma companies also have to worry about the full capabilities of nation-states or other pharmaceutical companies with state sponsorship.

 Consequences of a successful breach are dire and may include contaminated drugs, stolen intellectual property (IP), needing to repeat clinical trials, damaged reputation, downtime, litigation, and lost revenue.

 In this session, we will explore the top threats and challenges pharmaceutical companies must overcome when securing their networks, and what’s driving them.

The last few years have brought significant change to how we work. The Pandemic forced many people to work from home or remote locations, cyber-attacks continue to become more aggressive and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spawned additional cyber risks. Companies continue to move to the cloud and are making robust investments in applications and infrastructure. This session will address the ever-changing technology and business climate and suggest how to protect organizations in this challenging environment.

The year 2021 was a challenging one for cybersecurity, with several high-profile compromises that impacted even large and well-protected healthcare organizations. The presentation will cover nation state, cybercrime, and other cyberthreats including hacktivism facing today’s healthcare organizations.

Attendees will be provided a copy of the Health-ISAC Annual Cyber Threat Landscape Report, which can be leveraged to influence cybersecurity budget and investment decisions for senior leaders and IT/security practitioners in the healthcare sector. The presentation will conclude with basic recommendations and offer additional resources attendees can use including the full threat landscape report.
Learning Objectives:

Learn about the top cyberthreats facing the healthcare sector.
Leverage the threat landscape report to influence cybersecurity budget and investment decisions.
Discover practical steps and resources that attendees can use to improve the cybersecurity posture of their own personal profile and business environments.