Protecting Healthcare from COVID-19 Scammers

As remote working continues during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear healthcare security leaders can’t afford to let their guard down. Threat actors are using social engineering and email to lure end-user targets to respond to a wide range of scams such as receiving test results, tracing COVID-19 positive contacts, signing up for relief payments, and buying personal protective equipment or ventilators. Additionally, as the pandemic death toll rises, cybercriminals are attacking new targets such as hospice care that have less security technology, training, and security awareness than other organizations.

In this session, we’ll discuss the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare organizations and share:

How cybercriminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic
The new/unique security challenges over the course of the pandemic
Any best practices/recommendations to Healthcare CISOs

Mike Gregory

Information Security Officer
Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana

Bio info: Mike Gregory is the Information Security Officer at Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana (CFNI), parent company...

Mike Gregory is the Information Security Officer at Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana (CFNI), parent company of Community Healthcare System. Mike has 24 years working in the Information Technology field, 14 in Healthcare and Information Security. At CFNI, he is head of information security and privacy. Mike is a retired U.S. Air Force Officer and his professional and educational accomplishments include multiple aviation and logistics careers, multiple overseas deployments and achievements, B.S. Geological Sciences / Computer Programming, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, EMBA Program 2020, Indiana University, Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert, Certified HIPAA Professional, and Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

Ryan Witt

Managing Director, Healthcare Industry Practice
Proofpoint

Bio info: Ryan Witt is a recognized Healthcare Cyber Security Executive and a regular speaker at HIMSS, CHIME, IHT2, AEHIS,...

Ryan Witt is a recognized Healthcare Cyber Security Executive and a regular speaker at HIMSS, CHIME, IHT2, AEHIS, etc. Currently, Ryan is Proofpoint's Managing Director, Healthcare Industry Practice and responsible for the strategy and solutions for the company's healthcare business. Ryan is also the Chair of Proofpoint's Healthcare Advisory Board and an appointed member of HIMSS Cybersecurity, Privacy and Security Committee.

Based in Silicon Valley, Ryan works closely with healthcare industry leaders to demonstrate the value of info security as a key enabler for enhancing access to high quality patient care, reducing the cost of care and ultimately improving patient outcomes. Ryan was a contributor to the 2013 WEDI Report, a former Co-Chair of WEDI's Privacy & Security Workgroup and has been elected to the WEDI Board of Directors. Ryan was also elected to the Association for Executives in Health Information Security (AEHIS) Advisory Board. A graduate of San Jose State University, Ryan has spent much of his professional life in Europe, but he and his family now live in Silicon Valley.