April 2020
As healthcare payers surge to meet the increasing needs of their members and health system partners, their IT and security teams are gleaning some timely reminders that scalability and adoption of a risk management framework are critically important in times of crisis.
Scalability is a “muscle” that all security teams will need to strengthen throughout their enterprise security program because as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown we don’t know when or what aspect(s) of the program will be tested and to what degree. Scalability may not be as important during a one-time event, like a breach or malware attack – an organization can often address a specific issue head on. However, when there is sustained pressure or a fundamental shift that increases scope, it becomes critical that the organization have scalable processes and tools.
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