Media Alert: Protiviti to Host Webinar on Medical Device Security

WHAT:    

Global consulting firm Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) will host a complimentary webinar highlighting the potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities of today's medical devices. The one-hour webinar, entitled "Medical Devices and Cyber Crime: Are Your Patients at Risk?" will discuss how to mitigate the various cybercrime risks that can arise with the use of these devices.

Webinar topics will include how to:

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Effectively apply controls at key phases of the medical device lifecycle

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Initiate productive risk discussions with IT security and biomedical teams to bridge the knowledge gap

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Apply federal agency guidance and engage industry working groups related to medical device security

WHO: 

Speakers and specific topics include:

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Less Stoltenberg, chief information security officer, MD Anderson Cancer Center, will share how the organization is supporting its mission to put patient care first

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Scott Erven, associate director, Protiviti, will highlight best practices in addressing cybercrime risk

WHEN:

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

10:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST

HOW: 

To register for the webinar, please visit www.protiviti.com/webinars