Claroty Monthly Healthcare Minute: HIPAA, Encryption, and Medical Device Visibility

Proposed HIPAA changes mandating medical device encryption create new visibility challenges for healthcare cybersecurity.

In this Claroty Monthly Healthcare Minute, Jen Bonacci, Skip Sorrels, and Corey Ellenburgg discuss the profound impact of proposed HIPAA changes mandating encryption for medical device communications.

They explore the critical challenge of maintaining asset visibility in healthcare environments while ensuring robust security, highlighting Claroty's collaborative approach with medical device manufacturers and previewing HIMS solutions that balance encryption with essential visibility.

Key topics include:

• Understanding the impact of proposed HIPAA changes on healthcare cybersecurity

• Addressing the challenge of maintaining asset visibility with increasing device encryption

• The importance of collaboration between security vendors and medical device manufacturers

• Securing encrypted medical device communications without disrupting patient care

• Prioritizing patient safety and outcomes through enhanced healthcare OT/XIoT security