Fortified Health Security’s Senior VISO Testifies Before the U.S. Senate’s Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee
Kate Pierce, Fortified Health Security’s Senior Virtual Information Security Officer & Executive Director of Subsidy testified before the U.S. Senate’s Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday, March 16. The hearing focused on the topic “In Need of a Checkup: Examining the Cybersecurity Risks to the Healthcare Sector.” Having served as the CIO and CISO for a Critical Access Hospital for over 21 years, Kate spoke primarily on an issue that is close to her heart – the challenges small and rural hospitals face in managing an effective cybersecurity program as well as barriers to adequate funding and human capital constraints.
Her full written testimony can be found here.
Kate Pierce, MSMIIT, CHCIO, CHISL, CHD-E
Senior Virtual Information Security Officer & Executive Director of Subsidy
Fortified Health Security
Kate has over 21 years of experience in healthcare IT, focusing on HIPAA and cybersecurity in healthcare. Her broad experience in healthcare security as a former healthcare CIO and CISO includes various areas, such as security strategic planning, governance, policy and procedure development, executive-level reporting, change management, and staff education and training.
