Cybersecurity Threats in Health Care

Cybersecurity is a hot topic today, especially in health care. More than 111,000,000 health records were breached in 2015 alone, or about 35% of the U.S. population. Today’s presentation will review some of the common cybersecurity threats to health care organizations, and strategies hospitals and other providers use to protect your personal health and payment information.

Bio

 Bryan C. Kissinger, PhD

VP IT Risk Management and Chief Information Security Officer

Sharp HealthCare

Bryan is Vice President, IT Risk Management and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, California. He is a key member of Sharp’s IT Leadership Team focusing on managing IT risks and the protection of critical information and computing infrastructure. He is responsible for leading the enterprise-wide IT risk management function and the information security operations team for Sharp HealthCare.

Prior to joining Sharp in February of 2016, Bryan was an Executive Director and the HIPAA Privacy and Security Program Leader for Kaiser Permanente. In that role, he was responsible for providing strategic direction and managing the operational execution team for HIPAA Privacy and Security enterprise-wide. Responsibilities included preventing the breach of sensitive information and improving compliance with federal and state data protection laws. Bryan also served as a key leader in the development of a comprehensive integrated risk management framework designed to unify disparate risk frameworks and technology solutions used across the enterprise.

Previously, Bryan held leadership roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and the Mayo Clinic.  He is a Navy veteran, having served as a Surface Warfare Officer for seven years on active duty with tours in the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf theaters.

Bryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland, a master’s degree in Business Administration, and a PhD in Information Technology Management. His certifications include CISSP, CISA, CCNA, CWNA, and MCP for Microsoft Windows 2000.