A small hospital demonstrated that effective cybersecurity is achievable when organizations focus on prevention, detection, and response as part of their operational culture.

One of the most common conversations I have with healthcare organizations, vendors, and business associates revolves around a simple question: "How do we become HIPAA certified?" The reality is that HIPAA certification does not exist in the way many organizations believe it does.

When organizations talk about Information Security, the conversation often turns immediately to software, cybersecurity tools, firewalls, and monitoring platforms. While technology certainly plays an important role, the reality is that Information Security is fundamentally a management and governance issue before it becomes a technology issue.