The overlapping demands of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity are becoming increasingly important as the two fields become increasingly intertwined in exciting and challenging ways in healthcare.
For example, AI is increasingly deployed as a critical frontline tool for risk detection and incident response, even as bad actors are also using machine learning and genAI techniques to carry out increasingly creative and aggressive exploits — a double-edged sword that will continue to sharpen as both good and bad actors innovate how they use AI.
AI and cybersecurity are two very different fields, but they increasingly have more in common, and the value of risk management has never been more important to both.
The upcoming HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum is scheduled for October 31 and November 1 in Washington, DC. The forum will feature two days of discussions on everything from cyber resilience for the supply chain to change management after M&A.
In a presentation, HIMSS Senior Principal of Cybersecurity and Privacy Lee Kim will talk about the intersection of information security and AI – specifically, how AI can be applied to information security to ensure the safe and responsible use of algorithms in vendor settings. We spoke with her recently to discuss this and other topics.
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Points to note:
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Cybersecurity and AI: How are they different and what do they have in common?
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Both are extremely important for patient safety.
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Applying security thinking to AI effectiveness and data integrity
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How AI is being used, in attack and defense
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The Importance of Transparency and Explainability for AI Applications
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Potential future policies and regulations
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Workforce challenges and solutions
More information about this episode:
How AI is transforming cybersecurity, both defensively and offensively
Artificial Intelligence Is This CISO’s ‘Really Eager Intern’
Use genAI to learn more about cybersecurity and help protect assets
Building successful AI projects requires digital health maturity
Atlantic Health System CIDO Offers Lessons on AI in Cybersecurity
Risk management standards for AI are ‘evolving rapidly’
CISA Leads Exercise Focused on Hacked AI
NIST Updates Cybersecurity Framework with Version 2.0
The HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum is scheduled to take place October 31 through November 1 in Washington, DC. Learn more and register.
