The top security priority for Seattle-based Proliance Surgeons is protecting against threats targeting end-users, CIO Curt Kwak told Information Security Media Group.
Three insights:
1. Most attacks target end-users through methods such as email, suspicious links or phishing.
2. Consequently, Proliance has focused on educating end-users at its 38 care centers and 23 ASCs throughout Washington. They're asked to reach out to IT professionals if anything seems abnormal.
3. Proliance is also considering using artificial intelligence-based endpoint and firewall tools to augment those security efforts.
"It's about data collection, data filtration and building information from the data," Mr. Kwak said. "A lot of them will do proactive monitoring, and some will go out to the internet to do advanced threat detection ... to mitigate and reduce the types of phishing emails and potential ransomware attacks coming our way."