For the 23rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Drex DeFord, Former CIO and Executive Healthcare Strategist at Crowdstrike. In this ripped from the headlines episode, we talk about two major security breaches that impacted healthcare in a massive way. Those are the Log4j vulnerability which impacted thousands and thousands of systems world wide and the Kronos ransomware incident which has left many healthcare organizations scrambling to know how they’re going to pay their staff. DeFord also shares some of the lessons learned from each incident.
Along with diving into these two security topics, DeFord shares with his how he looks at good governance as a CIO in healthcare. He shares his best tips to help with governance and doing the most you can with limited resources. He also shared the most valuable thing he ever did as CIO. Finally, DeFord shares the worst advice he was ever given and the best advice.
Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss on this episode:
- Will we see something like the Log4j vulnerability again? What are the lessons a CIO needs to take from the Log4j vulnerability?
- And how about the lessons from the Kronos ransomware?
- Do you think this will cause a pull back in healthcare cloud applications?
- I’ve heard you say before that good governance is key to managing limited resources. What’s your best tip to a CIO about governance?
- What’s the most valuable thing you ever did as CIO?
- What’s the best advice you were given in your career?
Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the CIO Podcast by Healthcare IT Today.
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