How Hospital CEOs, Boards, Compliance, and IT Executives Can Reduce Risk and Improve Resilience Through Data Breach Defense
Celerium is proud to have been selected by the American Hospital Association as a Preferred Cybersecurity Service Provider for Data Breach Defender.
In this executive-level webinar for healthcare leaders in IT, Compliance, Privacy, and the C-Suite, you will learn about emerging approaches to early-stage data breach detection and containment and how hospitals are strengthening patient safety, operational resilience, and cyber risk governance.
The session will cover new directions in data breach defense, practical considerations for hospital environments, and real-world insights from healthcare security leaders.
Key discussion topics will include:
Managing the growing risk of third-party data breaches
Addressing the healthcare cyber “arms race”
How hospitals are improving data breach visibility and response
Speakers include:
John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity & Risk, American Hospital Association
Tommy McDowell, Celerium General Manager, former VP of Threat Intel at a global enterprise
Jeffrey Vinson, Former CISO of a Texas Health System – Top 100 Healthcare CISO
Vince Crisler, Former White House CISO & Celerium Chief Strategy Officer
Karl Kotalik, Celerium Chief Solution Officer, former President of NC4, and VP at Everbridge
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About the Speakers
John Riggi
National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk, American Hospital Association
John Riggi, the first National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk for the American Hospital Association, represents more than 5,000 hospitals nationwide. A highly decorated FBI veteran of nearly 30 years, John draws on extensive experience from both the FBI and CIA investigating and disrupting cyber threats, organized crime, and terrorism. He provides trusted guidance to hospital leaders and federal agencies, frequently assisting healthcare organizations responding to ransomware attacks. He co-led the HHS Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative, which established the voluntary Healthcare Cybersecurity Performance Goals. A former FBI Senior Executive Service member and recipient of both the FBI Director’s Award and the CIA’s George H.W. Bush Award for Excellence in Counterterrorism, John is widely recognized as a leading expert and advocate for strengthening cybersecurity across America’s healthcare system.
Jeffrey Vinson
Executive Advisor
Jeffrey has been named among the top 100 Global Chief Information Security Officers by HotTopics and Forcepoint, a multinational software corporation based in Texas. The list showcases global cybersecurity leaders who work to protect businesses from cyberattacks and data breaches. Vinson is a retired military officer and a former technical director at National Security Agency (NSA) and has more than 25 years of information security experience in military, federal government, financial services and healthcare. He is a member of the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) and was one of the organization’s first speakers at its inaugural global CISO executive summits.
Vince Crisler
CISO
Vince Crisler has more than 25 years of IT and cybersecurity leadership within the Department of Defense, federal civilian government, and private sector. Previously, he was CEO and Founder of Dark Cubed, a cybersecurity product company focused on innovative solutions for small and midsize companies which was acquired by Celerium in 2022. Before founding Dark Cubed, Vince served as White House CISO.
Tommy McDowell
General Manager
Tommy McDowell is a seasoned leader in cyber threat intelligence, risk management, and information security who has helped private sector and governmental organizations transform their cybersecurity understanding and practices. As General Manager at Celerium, McDowell leverages his nearly 20 years of experience, thought leadership, and insight in cybersecurity and threat intelligence to help businesses and organizations defend their supply chains. Previously, he served as VP of Threat Intel at RH-ISAC and as a Senior Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence.
Karl Kotalik
Chief Solutions Officer
Karl has more than 30 years of experience in the design, development, and implementation of technology solutions for government agencies, commercial businesses and large enterprise corporations. Prior roles include Vice President and General Manager of Global Risk Intelligence, at Everbridge and CEO of NC4, a leading risk intelligence monitoring company with over 300 Fortune 1000 enterprise customers. NC4 was acquired by Everbridge in 2019.
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