Ransomware and Other Emerging Threats Within Healthcare Organizations

The healthcare sector has been significantly impacted by ransomware in the last five years. Ransomware locks down computers, encrypts files, locks users out of their systems, and may disrupt patient care and business operations. A ransom is demanded for the safe return of the data by malicious actors. But, there is no guarantee that the data will be successfully recovered.

Lee Kim, director of privacy and security for HIMSS North America will share how the ransomware threat has evolved over time, the current ransomware threat, and information on mitigating the threat. Lee will also share her predictions on what the healthcare and public health sector can expect in the future and the emergence of cryptojacking as a future threat.

Lee Kim

Director, Privacy & Security
HIMSS

Bio info: Lee Kim is the director of privacy and security at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)...

Lee Kim is the director of privacy and security at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) North America and a Fellow of HIMSS. At HIMSS, Kim serves as an analyst, information privacy and cybersecurity professional, and liaison.

Kim is an AV-rated attorney in healthcare and intellectual property law with over 10-years of legal experience. She is a licensed attorney in the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania, and a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Kim is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Kim previously worked as an information technology (“IT”) and web administrator in the academic, healthcare, and IT sectors.

Kim is a member of the SANS Institute Securing the Human Healthcare advisory board, the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group, the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and (ISC)². Kim is a member of the (ISC)² U.S. Government Advisory Council Executive Writers Bureau. In addition, Kim has served as a key Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector representative of the National Cyber Incident Response Plan Working Group.

Kim is a frequent speaker and author of domestic and international publications spanning the fields of law, health IT, public policy, information privacy, and cybersecurity. Kim's publication credits include Digital Health Legal, the California Continuing Education of the Bar, and the American Bar Association.