October 31, 2022
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Recap - Resources and Tips

October was National Cybersecurity Awareness Month which is meant to put a spotlight and focus on cybersecurity education and taking action to protect yourself and your organization from a cyberattack. Here’s a roundup of some of the top things we shared in October.

That’s a wrap on 2022 National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Throughout the month Sensato shared cybersecurity education, training, and tips and tricks to advance your knowledge about cyber threats and to give tips on how to improve your own cybersecurity strategy. While it’s great to bring a focus to this topic in the month of October, cybersecurity is something that needs to be addressed all year long.

Below are some highlights of the cybersecurity education we shared that can be added to `your ongoing cybersecurity awareness training, all year long.

Training and Education

Medical Device Cybersecurity -3-part Training Series

Cybersecurity 6-Part Training Series - How to Thwart Today's Modern Attacks 

Watch this healthsystemCIO.com panel discussion with healthcare leaders discussing how to put the patient first in your medical device cybersecurity planning. 

Read this blog post: Four New Phishing Tactics to Watch Out For

Tips, Tricks, and Interesting Facts

Here’s a round-up of some of the cyber facts and tips that we shared throughout the month:

  • The average healthcare system downtime from a ransomware attack is 6-8weeks. Most think it's only 24-48 hours. Are you prepared to be "on paper" for 6-8 weeks? To ramp up your incident response efforts, check out this on-demand video to get ideas for taking a tactical approach to incident response.
  • Most cybersecurity tools never get implemented, leaving healthcare organizations vulnerable to a cyber-attack. The trend now is towards consolidating vendors for better efficiencies and integration of cybersecurity tools. According to Gartner, 75% of those surveyed said they have a strategy of vendor consolidation. Check out this article with details (hint: it has nothing to do with price).
  • Training, Training, Training – best practices show that you should be doing cybersecurity awareness training of your staff at least every 4 months. Need resources for training your staff? Check out our YouTube channel that has lots of free cybersecurity training resources.
  •  Reduce the Burden on Your IT Team: an Overview of Cybersecurity-as-a-Service

Meet Year End Regulatory Requirements

If you haven’t completed your annual risk assessments and pen tests, here are some reminders and resources for starting these before the end of the year.

  • HIPAA Risk Assessment - go beyond just checking the boxes of a standard risk assessment and do a cybersecurity capability maturity model (C2M2). This model meets the requirements of a HIPAA assessment yet provides a detailed view of where your top priorities should be to make your organization more secure. More details are here
  • Penetration Test - Understand your most vulnerable entry points by having our experienced team perform a penetration (pen) test. There are multiple forms of pen tests to understand gaps in your Infrastructure - Internal, External, Wireless, Physical, or Social Engineering. More details are here

While it’s great to focus on cybersecurity in October, cybersecurity really needs a concerted focus all year long to stay ahead of the constantly changing cyberattack tactics.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Recap - Resources and Tips
October was National Cybersecurity Awareness Month which is meant to put a spotlight and focus on cybersecurity education and taking action to protect yourself and your organization from a cyberattack. Here’s a roundup of some of the top things we shared in October.
Four New Phishing Tactics to Watch Out For
By now most healthcare organizations perform cybersecurity awareness training and their staff are on the lookout for phishing emails. Cyber attackers are getting more savvy, however and are coming up with new phishing techniques that are harder to spot. Below are some examples of these new tactics and how to spot them.
Real-time Review of Oklahoma State University Cybersecurity Breach
Healthcare organizations that are victims of a cyberattack are reported daily. Reviewing OCR findings to identify actions you can take to protect your organization from similar attacks is a good best practice. Here is a review of the OSU breach to use as an example.
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