Healthcare Leaders Embrace Zero Trust to Combat Rising Cyber Threats
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
Cyberattacks are posing significant risks to the healthcare sector, prompting information security leaders to adopt the zero trust security model, which requires no user or device to be trusted by default. In a recent webinar by healthsystemCIO, experts emphasized that zero trust should be viewed as a comprehensive architectural shift rather than a mere technical update, necessitating a fundamental change in security mindset and practices. Erik Decker, CISO of Intermountain Healthcare, underscored the need for organizations to rethink their entire security architecture in light of potential adversarial threats, while Greg Garneau from Hospital Sisters Health System pointed out the obsolescence of relying solely on secure network perimeters. The implementation of zero trust in legacy systems is complex, with challenges arising from outdated devices and infrastructures, highlighting the necessity for a strategic, phased approach.
