Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay

With ransomware attacks increasing at U.S. hospitals, healthcare leaders are being forced to make difficult decisions

Ransomware attacks, although not new, are becoming more complex (e.g., double extortion). And, these malicious threat actors are going after the healthcare sector in increasing numbers.

This webinar brings together industry experts to discuss the state of ransomware and whether it’s ever OK to give in to ransomware demands. (Would you pay a ransom to get your patients’ data back?)

Although federal agencies such as CISA and the FBI strongly recommend against it, hospitals have been known to pay up to protect data breaches. University of California San Francisco recently paid cyber thieves $1.14 million to unlock encrypted data in the School of Medicine.

In this webinar, you will learn about:

The state of ransomware today, some of the latest cyberthreats (e.g., TrickBot and BazarLoader) and cybercriminals’ changing tactics
What makes an effective ransomware response plan
Whether it’s ever acceptable or appropriate to pay a ransom
Some of the best ways to mitigate risk

Sanjeev Sah

Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Centura Health

Mitch Parker

Chief Information Security Officer
Indiana University Health

Lee Kim

Director, Thought Advisory/Privacy and Security, HIMSS
HIMSS

Bio info: Lee Kim has over 20-years of combined experience in information technology, programming, cybersecurity, and law. In...

Lee Kim has over 20-years of combined experience in information technology, programming, cybersecurity, and law. In her role at HIMSS, Lee serves as a subject matter expert and analyst. In her other roles, Lee serves as an analyst with the US Department of Homeland Security Analytic Exchange Program. Lee also serves on the National Visiting Committee of the National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCyTE). Lee has served on the SANS Securing the Human Healthcare Advisory board. Lee is a founding charter member of the Cyber Health Working Group (CHWG). Additionally, Lee is a licensed attorney and registered patent attorney with over ten-years of experience as an attorney in private practice and as in-house counsel. Lee has an AV Preeminent rating in healthcare and intellectual property law.Lee has published a number of articles, both domestically and internationally, and has given a number of presentations at the local, regional, and national levels. Previously, Lee served as a member of the (ISC)2 Government Advisory Council Executive Writers Bureau and National Cyber Incident Response Plan and NIST Cybersecurity Baldrige Excellence Builder working groups.

Stephen Wellman

VP, Content Strategy
HIMSS

Bio info: Stephen Wellman is Vice President of Content Strategy at HIMSS Media, where he directs the organization’s content...

Stephen Wellman is Vice President of Content Strategy at HIMSS Media, where he directs the organization’s content strategy and oversees editorial and content development across the HIMSS Media brands. Stephen is a 20 year veteran of the digital marketplace, most recently serving as an analyst at Gartner where his research covered content marketing, search, and corporate website redesign. Prior to his time at Gartner he was the Vice President of Content and Branding at financial technology provider Reval and, before that, was Vice President of Digital Content Strategy at ALM. Stephen has served in a number of senior editorial and content leadership roles at some of the largest B2B media companies including Slashdot, Ziff Davis, FierceMarkets, and UBM.