Date: 26 January 2022
Time: 15:00 - 17:00 CET
If the past year has taught us anything, it has to be that we need to protect the healthcare sector from cyberattacks. Between January and December 2021 alone, the CyberPeace Institute recorded 204 disruptive attacks on healthcare organizations across 31 countries. These have a direct human impact as people are unable to access healthcare services, a basic human right.
The Czech Republic, the CyberPeace Institute, and Microsoft are taking action. Together, we kick-started the ‘Protecting the Healthcare Sector from Cyber Harm’ project which, over a series of thematic workshops, brings together healthcare, cybersecurity, and regulatory experts to identify good practices needed to protect this vital infrastructure. We believe that this is a multistakeholder issue that requires the attention of government, industry and civil society actors in order to come up with truly global solutions.
The resilience of the healthcare sector depends on its ability to manage and mitigate cyber threats and their consequences. This resilience has been repeatedly tested since the beginning of the pandemic. It has been a key topic at the national and international level, notably in the UN processes and operational initiatives of governments and industry.
In this workshop, the group will explore the different responses governments, industry, and NGOs have taken to the increasing attacks on the healthcare sector over the past 18 months. The focus will particularly be on legislative and operational initiatives, standards, audits, as well as innovative solutions that have been introduced to address the threat and its consequences. Some key questions to consider include:
- What are some key lessons learned about how best to protect the healthcare sector? What are the key gaps in this protection from the practitioner, government, industry and civil society perspectives?
- What are some of the innovative initiatives introduced over the past 18 months that supported the resilience of the sector? What can we learn from them to inform future initiatives?
- How has the development of technology aided or hindered in the protection of the healthcare sector?
- What are the gaps in standards that leave the healthcare sector vulnerable? What are some of the ongoing initiatives to close these gaps?
- This event is by invitation only and will be governed by Chatham House Rule to ensure anonymity.
Please RSVP by 20 January to receive a registration link.
We hope you can join us.