John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk, AHA

John Riggi

Articles

Cybersecurity, AHA Center for Health Innovation

Third-Party Cyber Risk Impacts the Health Care Sector the Most. Here’s How to Prepare.

John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, explains why cybercriminals are shifting from directly targeting hospitals to hitting the third-party technology and service providers critical to supporting hospitals’ clinical care. He highlights four key strategies to help hospitals and health systems strengthen their third-party risk management program against the debilitating effects of the next, inevitable Change Healthcare-like cyberattack.

Cybersecurity, AHA Center for Health Innovation

4 Key Ways to Prepare for, Prevent and Respond to High-impact Cyberattacks

What can your hospital or health system do to proactively prepare for a cyberattack with plans to maintain both business and clinical continuity? Gain insights gleaned from a recent AHA webinar with four health care leader panelists and John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk for the AHA. Read Riggi’s new AHA Cyber Intel blog article to learn four strategies to effectively prepare for a cyberattack.

Cybersecurity, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy

Health care organizations need to increase security to protect against the growing threat of cyberattacks

John Riggi, AHA senior advisor for cybersecurity and risk, discusses findings from a Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development survey that showed 83 percent or respondents believe it is at least somewhat likely that a hospital or health system in their area will experience a cyberattack in the next five years. Read more.

Cybersecurity, Advocacy & Public Policy, Telehealth

Nation State Cyber Threats Targeting Intellectual Property

All organizations must remain vigilant and ensure the proper cybersecurity procedures and controls are in place and practiced. While the stolen information may not retrievable, steps can be taken to mitigate the Mabna threat and other nation-state-sponsored cyber threats to academic medical centers, hospitals and health systems. This will help safeguard medical research and, most importantly, protect patients.