Digital Transformation need unique cyber Vulnerabilities

Visiting Nurse Services of New York has been overhauling its infrastructure in order to support an expanded range of care delivery services as it migrates to the cloud. It has redefined how it can better serve healthcare providers and patients with new managed service options as it modernises its IT infrastructure to facilitate a shift from traditional home healthcare to a data-driven future state.

But that fundamental digital transformation comes with its own set of issues, not least the requirement to manage risk – particularly cyber security risks – throughout the change process.While the solution is being constructed, another security specialist will need to do a risk assessment, which will result in a plan of action and milestones, according to Bain. Finally, when the solution has been installed, a post-implementation review or audit should be conducted to check that the controls are functioning properly.

It’s difficult to estimate risk during a shift that’s already underway, according to Bain, so it’s important to get involved early, identify the risks, and communicate them to stakeholders.That way, when it’s time to inject a control, they won’t be hearing it for the first time, and they’ll be more likely to get it right the first time. However, getting ahead of a business shift isn’t always possible, as security isn’t always told until it’s already in motion.

He emphasised that a good security guard must use what he considers to be their most significant skill: Learn as quickly as possible. This entails focusing on the most serious threats and advocating for controls to combat them. Ransomware, for example, is the most serious threat to healthcare cyber security, and phishing is the most common attack vector.