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“ Cybersecurity is bullish on risk mitigation and reduction – just getting things done rapidly to a short timeline . And , it ’ s usually because cybersecurity is very high tension with higher stakes ,” says Melo .
“ When you look at IT infrastructure generally and how it has historically progressed over the years , it ’ s maybe not so agile . There ’ s a lot of complexity in infrastructure given the fact that it ’ s somewhat older – more mature .”
Of course understanding the importance of both , the aim was to inject both technical aspects into each other to determine a more unified system for dealing with the threat landscape that healthcare faces today . “ We needed to demonstrate an understanding of why we are carrying out cybersecurity activities , and then show how things work operationally in the IT department ,” Melo says .
“ I think bridging those two worlds together has allowed us to break down silos and work more collaboratively .”
A cloud response to healthcare cybersecurity So with teams aligned and data now a critical component of healthcare cybersecurity operations , where is it secured ? The LifeLabs approach – enforced by Melo and team – is a cloud-based one , which seems to be a no-brainer for the company .
As alluded to , cloud creates a simpler , more flexible environment for secure data actions with many of the most recent cybersecurity developed in line with cloud services . When providing this insight , Melo explains that organisations should not simply jump into the cloud environment without careful research and a supportive approach .
“ There ’ s definitely some pros and cons that need to be weighed up when you ’ re looking at what type of workloads you ’ ll be moving to the cloud , and equally important , how you ’ re going to secure them ,” says Melo .
Cloud and on-prem infrastructures are very different in nature . It ’ s not a lift and shift model , especially from a cybersecurity perspective . You need a purpose-built programme , standards , and structure when operating in the cloud .”
Melo also notes that if cybersecurity was not a critical conversation today , the results of inactivity may have seen LifeLabs in a different position from a commercial perspective .
92 September 2023