In response to the alarming rise of ransomware attacks, hospitals and health systems must stay vigilant by playing defense, having a mitigation plan and keeping lines of communication open with federal law enforcement. Scripps Health did everything right, yet in May 2021, a serious incursion occurred anyway. In part one of this two-part conversation, Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of Scripps Health, joins John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, to talk about how his organization responded when cybercriminals attacked and breached the defenses of the well-prepared health system. LISTEN NOW

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