How do you go about defending a community that instinctively resists change and has the power to thwart you? You can try to alter human behavior, approach the problem through unobtrusive methods, or step aside and let a calamity educate the workforce. Since the last option isn’t really on the table while you are on the clock, a combination of the first two is the most likely approach. In this talk, we go through some readily implementable methods for narrowing the attack surface of your healthcare institution.

About the Speaker: Ian Schmertzler is the President and CFO of Dispel, a cyberdefense firm that specializes in building traceless, encrypted communications networks within which teams and datasets can operate free from targeted attack. He also has a sense of humor, which is a necessity in cyberdefense. Ian holds an MSc. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, and a BA from Yale.