Why Healthcare Organizations Need a Human-Centered Cybersecurity Playbook
Healthcare cybersecurity is often framed as a technology problem. Buy the right tools, deploy the right platforms, monitor the right dashboards. But the most persistent threats do not live inside a firewall or on an endpoint. They live in the daily decisions made by people working under immense clinical pressure. They can occur in the […]
Cybersecurity Spend Is Up. Why Aren’t Outcomes?
Healthcare organizations are spending more on cybersecurity than ever before, and it’s not hard to understand why. The increasing security budgets have come as response to escalating threats to the healthcare landscape and tightening compliance requirements. And yet, the number of incidents is rising, as is the annual cost of security incidents. Clearly, healthcare cybersecurity […]
How to Build a Resilient Ransomware Defense Program in Healthcare
Ransomware attacks on health care institutions are attacks on people. System outages can block access to medication lists, x-rays or other imagery that doctors rely on to provide both routine and urgent care. In fact, an independent study published in February 2026 by the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy found that “Among patients already admitted […]
CISO Brief, March 2026: Geopolitical Tensions and Cyber Vigilance
Operational resilience is being tested at the seams. As we head into March, we continue to see the risk environment being defined through AI adoption pressures, emergency patching realities, and nation-state–aligned actors targeting critical infrastructure. Under the backdrop of increased geopolitical tensions with Iran, this month’s brief will discuss improving resilience through cyber vigilance and […]
CISO Brief: 7 Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026
In 2026, healthcare cybersecurity is shifting from reacting to crises toward building resilience that endures. Innovation, regulation, and collaboration are accelerating, and healthcare leaders across the sector are meeting this moment with renewed clarity and purpose. These seven healthcare cybersecurity predictions reflect how our industry is defending smarter, working together more intentionally, and rethinking what […]
CISO Brief: A Look Back at Healthcare Cybersecurity in 2025, A Year Defined by Disruption
As 2025 comes to a close, it’s impossible not to view the year through a wide-angle lens. Healthcare cybersecurity in 2025 did not follow a clean, predictable arc. Instead, it delivered a series of sharp turns, unexpected pivots, and both hard-earned wins and hard-learned lessons. If 2024 felt volatile, 2025 reaffirmed that volatility is now the default operating […]
Strategies for Strengthening Cybersecurity Programs
Maturing cybersecurity programs leverage a range of best practices. We take a closer look at these in the new Fortified webinar and panel discussion “Cyber Risk, Budgets, and Patient Safety” hosted by Senior vCISO Tamra Durfee. Joining Tamra on the panel discussion are Ann Wright, director of IT and informatics at Ortho Nebraska, and Erin […]
Lessons From the Front Lines: How One Hospital Survived 30 Days Offline
For healthcare leaders, there’s no good time for a cyberattack, but they’re especially aggravating when they hit while you’re on vacation. That’s what happened to Katrina Brown, chief nursing officer of Providence Hospital in Mobile, Alabama, when the EMR system and other software went down while she was in Hawaii. The Response Strategy: Taking Quick […]
Why a Risk Assessment is the First Step Toward Cyber Resilience in Healthcare
Knowing where to begin. That’s the biggest challenge most healthcare leaders face when it comes to maturing their cybersecurity programs. From HIPAA requirements to NIST frameworks, the regulations and risks can feel overwhelming. That’s why a risk assessment is often the smartest first step. The Problem to Solve Healthcare organizations are required to conduct periodic […]
The 2025 Horizon Report: Your Roadmap to Cybersecurity Resilience
The healthcare industry is under siege. As we move into 2025, the cybersecurity challenges facing hospitals, health systems, and vendors are growing more complex, more sophisticated, and more frequent. The stakes have never been higher; patient safety, operational continuity, and trust hang in the balance. Cybercriminals are evolving their strategies, leveraging advanced technologies like artificial […]