Wim Hafkamp - Healthcare Cybersecurity Challenges in the Netherlands, Europe, and Beyond

Welcome Wim Hafkamp, Managing Director of Z-CERT, the Dutch healthcare CERT, and Quartermaster / Chairman of the European Health ISAC.  Wim brings many years of information security leadership experience in the financial sector to his current organisation's role of supporting the cybersecurity resilience of the Dutch medical and healthcare community.   In the latest in our Secure in Mind series, we discuss the issues currently facing health institutions and providers in defending against cyberattacks, complying with regulations, and working together across borders and with public sector partners. A few of the concepts mentioned in the video: EU Cybersecurity Act: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/cybersecurity-act EU Cybersecurity Certification Framework: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/cybersecurity-certification-framework NIS2 Directive:  https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2021)689333 Attacks on Irish Health Service Executive attacks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Service_Executive_ransomware_attack Ransomware attacks on hospitals in Victoria (Australia): https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-01/victorian-health-services-targeted-by-ransomware-attack/11562988 (Actually I was referring to an earlier campaign but this one's more recent and equally relevant) André Mignot attack (2022):  https://www.france24.com/en/france/20221205-french-hospital-suspends-operations-after-cyber-attacks Brussels ransomware case:  https://therecord.media/brussels-hospital-cyberattack-belgium-saint-pierre 2023 Barcelona hospital ransomware case: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hospital-cl-nic-de-barcelona-severely-impacted-by-ransomware-attack/ Z-CERT's homepage:  https://www.z-cert.nl/ EU Health ISAC (via the Empowering EU ISACs initiative):  https://www.isacs.eu/european-isacs Find Wim on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/wimhafkamp/ Visit us at https://cybersecurityadvisors.network

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