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Risk Never Sleeps Podcast

Risk Never Sleeps Podcast

Hosted by Ed Gaudet, CEO and Founder of Censinet, The Risk Never Sleeps Podcast highlights the people protecting patient safety in today's fast-paced, high-demand, increasingly digital healthcare environment.
Through conversations with CIOs, CISOs, and Risk Leaders we highlight their insights and best practices around one core question: What must we do to protect patient safety?
For more information and ways you can increase your risk awareness and safety, visit us at www.censinet.com

Recent Episodes

May 29, 2025

Episode #133. Toughman Contests, Cyber Threats & HIPAA Hacks, with David Sims, owner of Security First IT

The true challenge with HIPAA isn't the regulation itself, but shifting healthcare providers' perspectives from compliance to proactive cybersecurity and patient risk management. In this episode, David Sims shares deep insights into HIPAA, emphasizing its flexibility, the importance of "recogniz…
May 22, 2025

Episode #132. Why Your Cybersecurity Career Should Begin Outside Of Cyber, Eric Brown, founder of IT Audit Labswith

AI isn't going to take our jobs; it's the people who know AI who will. In this episode, Eric Brown emphasizes security as a business enabler across diverse sectors like government, healthcare, and manufacturing, and highlights the imperative of understanding and harnessing AI. He also touches on…
May 15, 2025

Episode #131. CTRL + ALT + HEAL: Innovating Cybersecurity from the ER to the Cloud, with Lisa Bisterfeldt, Cyber Resiliency Program Manager at Saint Luke's Health System

What happens when cybersecurity, clinical care, and innovation converge in a hospital setting? In this episode, Lisa Bisterfeldt explores the evolving landscape of healthcare cybersecurity and the importance of aligning technical strategies with clinical operations. She emphasizes the need for c…
May 8, 2025

Episode #130. The Doctor, the Hacker, and the Navy Chief Walk into a Hospital, with Shane Pilcher, CIO at Siskin Hospital

Assume good intentions as you partner with your clinicians for the best patient outcome. In this episode, Shane Pilcher shares insights on adopting artificial intelligence for automation, machine learning, and improving provider experience. Shane also addresses cybersecurity initiatives, the imp…
May 1, 2025

Episode #129. Breaking In Without Burning Out: A Cybersecurity Story That Inspires, with Kiersten Brill, Cybersecurity Analyst at Dayton Children's Hospital

Sometimes, the best cybersecurity professionals come from the most unexpected places. In this episode, Kiersten Brill shares her journey from a non-IT background into cybersecurity, highlighting how the organization supported her growth and how she’s now focused on strengthening vendor risk asse…
April 24, 2025

Episode #128. Zero Trust, 7,000 Hospitals, and a Whole Lot of Risk, with Chris Plummer, Senior Cybersecurity Architect at Dartmouth Health

What happens when nearly 7,000 hospitals are left to fend for themselves in the face of rising cyber threats and AI risks? In this episode, Chris Plummer reconnects with host Ed Gaudet to share cautious optimism about HIPAA rulemaking, highlight the inefficiencies of decentralized cybersecurity …

Reviews

Great podcast with interesting interviews

"This show captures both cybersecurity topics in healthcare as well as tells great stories about people in the field. Ed Gaudet is a great and interesting host. Definitely recommend."

Hopleaf70 | Jan. 11, 2024