Smart hospital rooms are on the horizon, with some medical centers already rolling them out. In addition to cost and logistics as limiting factors, health systems must consider cybersecurity and resilience when implementing smart room technology. On today's episode HITN Senior Editor Kat Jercich speaks with Thanos Drougkas, a network and information security expert at the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA).

This is part three of a three-part podcast series on hospital network security brought to you by Aruba Networks.

Talking points:

What is a smart hospital?
Advantages of remote patient monitoring and smart hospital tech
Security challenges of smart hospitals
Cybersecurity threats: Looking beyond the malicious outsider
How the pandemic has affected smart hospitals
How cybersecurity threats can impact patient care
Best practices for smart hospital security

More about this episode:

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Smart buildings present a unique healthcare cybersecurity threat

How to assess the security of hospital IoT

How healthcare organizations can enhance RPM security, resiliency

Security at smart hospitals — with Thanos Drougkas

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