HIMSSCast FinThrive presents: Looking ahead to 2025’s RCM cybersecurity challenges
Feb 3, 2025
Greg Surla, Chief Information Security Officer at FinThrive and expert in healthcare cybersecurity, shares invaluable insights on the escalating cybersecurity challenges facing the healthcare sector. He discusses the rising threats of ransomware and phishing as 2025 approaches. Surla highlights the importance of third-party risk management and robust training for staff to enhance vigilance. He also examines the critical need for organizations to evaluate their RCM vendors’ data protection practices and foster collaboration to safeguard revenue cycles from future cyber threats.
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2024 Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call
- The year 2024 served as a "wake-up call" for the healthcare industry regarding cybersecurity.
- This led to increased emphasis on third-party risk management, cybersecurity awareness, and business continuity/disaster recovery.
2025 Threat Landscape
- Ransomware and phishing will likely remain top cybersecurity threats in 2025 due to their proven effectiveness and profitability.
- These attacks are easy to execute and yield high profits, encouraging malicious actors to persist.
Proactive Cybersecurity Measures
- Healthcare organizations are bolstering cybersecurity by conducting training, testing backups, and implementing MFA.
- They also run incident response tabletops, engage failover/redundancy vendors, and select breach notification partners.