Hot Topic Discussion: The Health Care Cyber Threat Landscape: Risk, Impact and Preparedness for the Blood Supply Sector (24EL-468) – Free for everyone!

Please note: AABB reserves the right to make updates to this program.

• Program Description

  The recent ransomware attacks on OneBlood, Synnovis, and Octapharma by Russian cybercrime ransomware gangs resulted in a massive disruption to patient care. The outcomes of these attacks highlight the need to incorporate mission-critical and life-critical third-party suppliers into enterprise risk management and emergency management plans to maintain resiliency and redundancy in the modern digitally connected healthcare ecosystem. Now that three critical blood supply chain attacks have significantly impacted healthcare delivery in the past three months, it should serve as a wake-up call across the industry to address supply chain security and resilience.

  Join John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the American Hospital Association and former FBI Cyber senior executive along with Zach Nelson, Vice President of Health-ISAC's Threat Operations Center, as they provide their unique national and international perspective on the latest cyber threats targeting the blood supply in the U.S. – understand the threat, the risk to health care, what we can collectively do to defend against these attacks and to “brace for impact.”

  As John always says, "This presentation is not designed to scare, but to make aware, so we can prepare."

  Learning Objectives

  After participating in this program, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the latest cyber adversaries, their tactics, techniques and procedures.
  • Describe the application of risk management assessment principles to mission and life critical, technology, service providers and suppliers.
  • Review suggested practices to develop business and clinical continuity procedures to sustain a loss of critical technology, services and/or supplies for four weeks or longer.

  Program Faculty

  Moderator: John Hagins, Chair, AABB Interorganizational Disaster Task Force; President & Chief Executive Officer, The Community Blood Center

  Speakers:

  • John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk, American Hospital Association, Former FBI Cyber Senior Executive
  • Zach Nelson, Vice President, Threat Operations Center, Health-ISAC

  Speaker Biographies

  John Riggi, a 30-year highly decorated veteran of the FBI, serves as the first national advisor for cybersecurity and risk for the American Hospital Association. In this role, he is a national advisor and advocate to help members identify and combat cyber and other sources of risk to their organizations and patients. Additionally, he supports the AHA’s policy, legislative and federal agency relations on cyber and risk related issues, including testimony before Congress. While at the FBI, Mr. Riggi, served as a representative to the White House Cyber Response Group, a senior representative to the CIA and a member of the FBI New York S.W.A.T team. He is the recipient of the FBI Director’s Award for Special Achievement in Counterterrorism and the CIA’s George H.W. Bush Award for Excellence in Counterterrorism, the CIAs highest counterterrorism award. John is frequently interviewed by the media on cyber and risk issues.

  Zach Nelson has over a decade of experience in cybersecurity and currently serves as the Vice President of Health-ISAC's Threat Operations Center. In his role, Zach leads a global team dedicated to providing high-fidelity cyber, strategic, and physical threat intelligence. His efforts help Health-ISAC members reduce their attack surface and enhance their overall security posture. Additionally, Zach acts as the Health-ISAC liaison for the Cyber Threat Intelligence Program Development and Insider Threat Working Groups, ensuring intelligence programs' continuous improvement and effectiveness. He is dedicated to safeguarding the healthcare sector from emerging threats.

  Continuing Education Credit

  Continuing education credit is not available for this program.