2024-08-06 –, Copa
Cyberattacks are a serious threat to healthcare operations, and they’ve become increasingly common over the past five years. The sector is still recovering from the February attack on UnitedHealth-owned technology vendor Change Healthcare. The cyberattack snarled key tasks like billing, eligibility checks, prior authorization requests and prescription fulfillment. Hospitals are closing, and the distances that people are forced to travel is increasing leading to poor health outcomes, or in some cases fatalities. This presentation will highlight some of the policy and technical security controls that can be considered to restore resilience to the health care system.
Cyberattacks are a serious threat to healthcare operations, and they’ve become increasingly common over the past five years. The sector is still recovering from the February attack on UnitedHealth-owned technology vendor Change Healthcare. The cyberattack snarled key tasks like billing, eligibility checks, prior authorization requests and prescription fulfillment. Hospitals are closing, and the distances that people are forced to travel is increasing leading to poor health outcomes, or in some cases fatalities. This presentation will highlight some of the policy and technical security controls that can be considered to restore resilience to the health care system.
Dr. Christian Dameff is an Emergency Physician, Clinical Informaticist, and researcher. Published clinical works include post cardiac arrest care including therapeutic hypothermia, novel drug targets for acute myocardial infarction patients, ventricular fibrillation waveform analysis, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) quality and optimization, dispatch assisted CPR, teletoxicology, clinical applications of wearables, and electronic health records.
Dr. Dameff is also a hacker and security researcher interested in the intersection of healthcare, patient safety, and cybersecurity. He has spoken at some of the world’s most prominent hacker forums including DEFCON, RSA, Blackhat, Derbycon, BSides: Las Vegas, and is one of the cofounders of the CyberMed Summit, a novel multidisciplinary conference with emphasis on medical device and infrastructure cybersecurity. Published cybersecurity topics include hacking 911 systems, HL7 messaging vulnerabilities, and malware.