Ransomware Attacks in Healthcare

This months HealthTechNet presentation covered Ransomware attacks which are increasingly common against hospitals, physician groups and other healthcare organizations.

Presented by Gina Greenwood who is the co-chair of the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Data Breach Response and Investigation Team. Gina has a 20-year career in data privacy and healthcare law and works out of the firm’s Atlanta office. She will lead a discussion on the types of ransomware attacks that are occurring, how they are affecting the healthcare industry, how an organization can prevent them, and how they can respond if they experience an attack.

and followed by Brian Gallagher, CEO & Co-Founder at CodeLock Solutions CodeLock. Brian is widely regarded as a world leader and international expert on protecting people, property, places – and profits. Brian has served as an adviser to corporations and countries around the world – and is considered to be a trailblazer within the fields of security and risk mitigation.

In the public sector, Brian served in the U.S. Secret Service Technical Security Division under U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. While working in the White House, Brian’s remit was focused on new and emerging technologies, with a particular focus on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive threats. His expertise has since extended to include the intersection of physical and cybersecurity threats and the hazards they present to governments and private organizations.



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