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Oct. 10, 2023

Episode #28. The Guardians of Healthcare Data with Denise Anderson, President of H-ISAC

Episode #28. The Guardians of Healthcare Data with Denise Anderson, President of H-ISAC

Let’s explore the remarkable journey of H-ISAC in securing healthcare data.

In this episode, Denise Anderson discusses the Health-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) and its mission and vision. She discusses H-ISAC's growth and global expansion, emphasizes information sharing's importance in healthcare cybersecurity, and highlights the need to protect data integrity amid evolving threats.

Listen to this episode and learn more about the role of H-ISAC in enhancing cybersecurity within the healthcare industry and the broader global community.


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Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo.

About Denise Anderson:

Denise Anderson, MBA, is President and CEO of the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC), a global non-profit organization dedicated to providing a trusted forum for timely and valuable situational awareness. This enables health sector companies to make informed, risk-based decisions about the physical and cyber threats they face. Before her role at Health-ISAC, she served as Vice President of Financial Services-ISAC, contributing to the ISAC's growth and successful status in the information-sharing community for almost nine years. Denise has over thirty years of executive-level leadership experience in the private sector.

Denise currently serves as Chair of the National Council of ISACs, sits on the Board of Directors for the Global Resilience Federation (GRF), and is on the Executive Committee of the Cyber Working Group for the Health and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council. In addition, she actively participates in numerous industry and advisory groups and initiatives and has spoken at events all over the globe.

For twenty years, Denise was certified as an EMT (B) Firefighter I/II and Instructor I/II in Virginia. She also served as an Adjunct Instructor at the Fire and Rescue Academy in Fairfax County, Virginia for ten years. She graduated from the Executive Leaders Program at the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Security.

Things You’ll Learn:

  • H-ISAC was formed in response to a presidential directive 1998 and has since grown to include over 800 member organizations.
  • H-ISAC focuses its cybersecurity efforts on the healthcare sector, encompassing health IT, pharmaceuticals, medical device manufacturers, and healthcare delivery organizations.
  • Information sharing is a fundamental component of effective cybersecurity, and H-ISAC encourages its members to collaborate and share insights to bolster collective security efforts.
  • Data integrity is a significant concern in healthcare cybersecurity, as malicious actors could manipulate patient data, underscoring the importance of safeguarding data accuracy.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic heightened awareness of healthcare vulnerabilities and emphasized the critical role of healthcare cybersecurity.

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