Of all the interconnected industries and ecosystems, healthcare is highly visible, critical to our individual well-being, and the underlying data is the most personal, leading to elevated cyber-risks.

• How does the CISO role interact with the executive leadership and specifically your CTO/CIO? How is cybersecurity seen from the organizational perspective?
• What technology trends either accelerated in their deployment or were delayed as a result of COVID-19’s impact on the healthcare industry, hospitals, and care providers?
• How has the threat landscape changed in the last year, the last few months? Specifically, how are the recent data breaches, like Broward County, and ransom-ware attacks changing operations and approaches?
• How do you manage the avalanche of data and information while simultaneously ensuring its privacy/security? How do you manage those risks across a third-party ecosystem that is increasingly cloud-based? How do you manage cyber-risks proactively, not just reactively?
• How do you support transformational innovation within the enterprise and simultaneously remain responsive to cyber-security needs? Are they in tension? Integrated?
• Allison, what do you see as the biggest opportunities for the CISO role in 2022 and beyond? Please share any final insights from your seat at Optum and your successful career with our guests.