The Clear Perspective

CynergisTek has partnered with Healthlink Advisors for a three-part podcast series to discuss the considerations for healthcare providers as it relates to the regulations around information blocking including who is impacted, what is information blocking, key dates and what is impacted preparing health organization’s for the upcoming CMS 2020 Interoperability Rule.
Watch the video series: 
Compliance Regulation Related to Information Blocking - Part One
Compliance Regulation Related to Interoperability - Part Two
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The Market for Virtual help is expanding. We’ve reached a level of specialization where a CISO simply cannot own all of the risk alone anymore. With the growing focus organizations have on cyber risk management, we welcome a new hat to the “risk mix”, the Virtual Cyber Risk Officer, A.K.A. a vCRO. In this episode of The Risk Perspective, CynergisTek’s EVP of Strategic Innovation, (and former CIO) David Finn, along with Ryan Stewart Manager of CynergisTek’s vCISO and IR Services discuss the new and emerging role of a vCRO. Together they dissect the differences between vCISOs and vCROs, how they complement each other, why a vCRO is needed, and more.
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Part two of our two-part series on mergers and acquisitions focuses on compliance considerations around M&A transactions. Together, CynergisTek’s compliance experts, Marti Arvin and Andrew Mahler discuss compliance roles throughout an M&A process. As M&A transactions have increased during the time of COVID-19, has there been a change in focus regarding compliance when it comes to due diligence? Is it ok for Chief Compliance Officers to weigh in during a transaction, if they have compliance related concerns, and where and how can third parties help during an M&A? Marti and Andrew will address these questions, and more in this episode which serves as a follow up to episode #4, part one “Privacy and Compliance Considerations Around Mergers and Acquisitions, Part One”.  
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In this episode of The Risk Perspective, we bring in Merger and Acquisition (M&A) gurus; Marti Arvin (Executive Advisor at CynergisTek), and Michael Loria (EVP at Brightcove, and former VP of Business Development for the IBM Security Division). Together, they discuss security and privacy considerations when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. Who should be involved, and when? What can the Tech field, teach healthcare? And How can third Parties help? Answers to these questions and more can be found in this easy to listen episode. Remember to tune in next week for Part 2, where we will dissect the compliance side of M&A.
 
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Healthcare organizations are adding tools without the proper security frameworks in place which is ultimately hurting their NIST scores.
In this first episode, of season 2 of The Risk Perspective, CynergisTek's Dave Bailey and David Finn (described as "the CTEK Statler and Waldorf") discuss what has caused NIST scores to decline over the last few years. The addition of tools, trainings, and the overall changes to threat environments are negatively impacting NIST scores. Healthcare organizations are learning the hard way... what was successful in the past, isn’t going to be successful today.
 
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In this episode, Clyde Hewitt dives into the history of Cybersecurity Risk Profiles. Beginning with the era of paper-based health records, flowing through the evolution of risk analysis and it's impact on culture, to how new/more frequent threats are creating bigger impacts that pre-existing risk models don't necessarily hold up to addressing. Clyde then explains what can be done to counter risk in today's new reality.

Welcome to "The Clear Perspective" podcast by Clearwater, your source for insights into healthcare cybersecurity, compliance, and privacy. Listen as expert guests navigate industry challenges, best practices, regulatory updates, and more. Tune in at clearwatersecurity.com or your preferred podcast platform.