Episode length: 1h 14m | Published: 2021-08-23
Dental practices hold an enormous amount of sensitive data — patient records, financial information, insurance details — making them high-value targets for cybercriminals. Prosperident's David Harris, Wendy Askins, and Amber Weber welcome Gary Salman, CEO of Black Talon Security, for an urgent and practical discussion on cybersecurity breaches and ransomware attacks.
Topics covered include:
- Why dental practices are disproportionately targeted by cybercriminals
- How ransomware attacks work and what happens when a practice is hit
- The real cost of a ransomware attack — far beyond the ransom itself
- HIPAA's cybersecurity requirements and what compliance actually looks like
- The most common entry points attackers use to infiltrate dental practice systems
- How to assess your practice's current cybersecurity posture
- The essential security measures every dental practice should have in place
- What to do immediately if you suspect you've been attacked
- The intersection of cybersecurity and internal financial theft
About Gary Salman: Gary Salman is the CEO of Black Talon Security, a cybersecurity firm specializing in the protection of dental and healthcare organizations.
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Episode Timestamps
- 0:00 - Introduction / Show open
- 3:44 - Why dental practices are disproportionately targeted by cybercriminals
- 11:11 - How ransomware attacks work and what happens when a practice is hit
- 16:00 - The real cost of a ransomware attack
- 24:00 - HIPAA's cybersecurity requirements and what compliance actually looks like
- 32:00 - The most common entry points attackers use to infiltrate dental practice sy
- 40:00 - How to assess your practice's current cybersecurity posture
- 48:00 - The essential security measures every dental practice should have in place
- 56:00 - What to do immediately if you suspect you've been attacked
- 1:04:00 - The intersection of cybersecurity and internal financial theft
- 1:10:50 - Closing / How to contact Prosperident