In May 2017, WannaCry affected organizations across the globe, including numerous hospitals. It led to work shut down at hospitals across the United Kingdom and affected hospitals in Canada and United States. According to a report by an investment banking advisory firm Alpen Capital, the GCC healthcare market is projected to grow at a CGR compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1% per annum from an estimated $40.3 billion in 2015 to $71.3 billion in 2020. With this growth comes the risk of cyber-attacks which can vary from financial fraud, medical insurance fraud, attacks on computer-controlled medical devices to patient information.’
MENA Cyber Health Summit, scheduled to take place on 26 & 27 March 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, aims to create a platform for all stakeholders to discuss and help healthcare organizations develop a real-time response and recovery, to cyber threats.’
Key Highlights:’
- Defining Cybersecurity for Healthcare: Why should hospital leaders care about cybersecurity?
- Discussing possibilities of a secure cyber environment in hospitals
- Protecting assets and managing cybersecurity risks
- Role of hospital leadership in preventative measures and suggested risk management activities
- Emergency Preparedness: Liaising with staff and key partners
Why UAE?’
- In late May 2017, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on Wednesday launched the Dubai Cyber Security Strategy that aims to strengthen Dubai’s position as a world leader in innovation, safety and security.
- The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has launched an information security project, which comes in line with the Dubai Cyber Security Strategy. DHA has adopted a training programme for the Information Security project. So far, 5,000 staff members have been trained and by the end of the year 10,000 staff members will be trained in data achieving and information protection and security protocols.
- An advanced cyber security network was rolled out across 35 federal bodies on Saturday with the aim to protect the UAE government against ‘advanced persistent threats’. Called the Federal Network, or FEDNet for short, the sweeping upgrade was launched by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).
What you will experience:’
- Insights on what to do to protect your hospital against an attack
- Learn from case studies presented on high-level examination of cyber threats and consequences and vulnerabilities
- Identify critical strategies that can be implemented to protect hospitals from cyber-attacks, and steps to be taken post the attack
- Masterclasses: Interactive team activities, live demos etc.
- Breakout session: Focussed interactive sessions with your industry peers to share and discuss your views and challenges
- Tech Talk: Digital transformation and Cybersecurity
