What to Expect at HITRUST 2017

When it comes to Health Information Privacy and Security, HITRUST is the only conference that focuses on all aspects of healthcare information protection as well as the HITRUST CSF and HITRUST CSF Assurance Program. This year’s conference coincides with HITRUST’s 10th anniversary of providing innovation and protection to the healthcare industry.

HITRUST 2017 will present a variety of sessions that address risk management, regulations, standards, frameworks and information sharing and is a must for any professional involved in the health industry and concerned about protecting health data from the prying eyes of cyber criminals and other malicious entities. Expert speakers will discuss industry trends, market dynamics and how the HITRUST CSF and related tools can aid organizations in conducting assessments, as well as how to improve overall protection of health information while effectively meeting compliance requirements.

The conference takes place May 8 – 11, 2017 at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, and includes a mix of general sessions, breakout sessions and networking opportunities. Some of the breakout session topics that you can look forward to include:

Managing Medical Device Risk with the HITRUST CSF
HITRUST CSF Roadmap for 2018 & Beyond
Ransomware
Cyber Security Ops
360 Degree Assurance
Mastering the Art of SOC 2®
HITRUST CSF for Cloud-based SMBs
Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance
NIST CsF Guidance Updates
Third-party Assurance
Vendor Risk Management

HITRUST will also feature a one-day pre-conference cloud summit that includes tracks around leveraging the cloud to meet security requirements, cloud responsibility, security controls and compliance, and transmitting and storage of electronic health records.

And finally, are the 38 sessions grouped by category to help you hone in on those that most interest you:

Executive

Engaging Executive Leadership & the Board in InfoSec Management
CIO/CISO Partnership and Executive Board Engagement

Operations

Building a Security Operations Scorecard to Drive Business Decisions & Increase Stability
Adaptive Threat & Risk Framework for Securing IoT in Healthcare | Building Elements for Security Ops
Shifting Left: Security & Compliance via DevOps
Sustainable Security Operations – Leveraging Managed Services
Cyber Security Ops
De-ID Framework
HITRUST – A Path to Efficiency & Control in Operations

Certification

360 Degree Assurance: Emerging Business Drivers for Provider Certification
Streamline EHNAC & HITRUST Assessments for Reduced Redundancy, Cost & Complexity
Third-Party Risk: Achieving Assurance, Coverage & Agreement
Debrief: A SOC 2 Audit | HITRUST Validated Assessment Experience
SOC 2 + HITRUST: Understanding the Benefits
Third-Party Assurance – Business Associates & Vendor Roles
Starting Your Startup’s HITRUST Certification Initiative
Less is More: Mastering the Art of SOC 2
Common HITRUST Certification Pain Points | Lessons Learned & Effectively Addressing Issues

Risk & Compliance

Cyber Risk = Disruptive Business Risk
Risk, Risk Management & Innovation Can Go Together
* Managing Medical Device Risk with the HITRUST CSF

Information Security

Engaging Executive Leadership & the Board in InfoSec Management
Malware: What do you do when prevention fails?
HITRUST Threat Catalog
Building Layers of Security for OiT & Embedded Medical Devices | Game of Threats – How We Do It
Military Grade Cyber Resilience for Healthcare
Implementing a Threat Analytics & Hunting Platform with ELK & Threat Intelligence
Attack Simulation: Maturing Our Offensive Security Programs
* Healthcare Industry Collaboration for Better Cyber Vigilance & Resilience
* HITRUST for the Healthcare Software Development World: Building a Strategy to Strengthen Security
* Breach Detection | Cyber Forensics

Government

Impact of the Change in Administration & Congress

General

Healthcare & the Dark Web – How the Underground Economy Harms You & Your Patients
Managing Medical Device Risk with the HITRUST CSF
NIST CsF Guidance Update
CyberAid
Healthcare Industry Collaboration for Better Cyber Vigilance & Resilience
HITRUST CSF: Industry Agnostic Adoption & Business Case for Adoption
The Importance of Community Involvement in the Development of the CSF
HITRUST for the Healthcare Software Development World: Building a Strategy to Strengthen Security
Breach Detection | Cyber Forensics
Lunch | CSF Roadmap for 2018 & Beyond

Get all the details, including date, time and speaker information, directly from the Conference Agenda page. If you’re ready to reserve your seat at some of these sessions, you can register for the event now.

While you’re at the event, you’ll have a number of opportunities to take a break for a little networking and socializing with your fellow attendees at various evening receptions or between sessions.

We look forward to seeing you there!