Data Security Risks in the Internet of EverythingChad Kissinger | Founder, OnRamp

Agenda• Intro• What is The Internet of Things?• IoT Benefits• IoT Challenges and Risks• Recommendations • Q&A

Speaker Biography

Chad Kissinger Founder, OnRamp

Since founding OnRamp in 1994, Chad has driven the growth and business model evolution of the company from a start-up ISP to an established provider of data center services. OnRamp is a high security and hybrid hosting provider that operates multiple enterprise class data centers located in Austin, Texas and Raleigh, North Carolina. A founding member, former President & Legislative Chair of the Texas Internet Service Provider Association, and leader in the development of OnRamp’s HIPAA compliant hosting solutions, Chad is highly experienced in data privacy and security issues.

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What’s the Big Deal? $2.2 MillionAvg Cost of

Data Breach*

11 MillionHealthcare

Records ExposedIn 2016**

**Survey by Ponemon Institute ; *Article by HIPAA Journal

44 percent of all registered data breaches in 2013 targeted at medical companies**

• Everyday objects that connect to the Internet and that send and receive data

• Multi-system integration: cloud, mobile, medical devices, & smart home

• NIST Special Publication 800-183 Networks of ‘Things’

• Sensing, Computing, Communication, and Actuation

What Is IoT?

Benefits

‘Cyber-physical systems’ could save $63 billion in healthcare costs over 15 years with a 15-30% reduction in hospital equipment costs and a 15-20% increase in patient throughput*

*Healthcare IT News

Win-Win Scenario

Patients: early detection, prevention and treatment

Providers: cost savings through reduced hospital remissions and healthcare costs

Continued Growth

IoT - Clinical• Devices

• Lab analyzers• Insulin pumps• Vital sign

monitors

• Types of Data• X-ray images• Dosage settings• Therapy timers

IoT – Non-Clinical Devices & Data Flow

• Health apps• Email• Jump Drives• Wearables• Health sensors• Smart thermostats• Entertainment

systems• Light controls• Motions sensors

Here’s the bad news…

Even if a device is unimportant, it’s the network that’s at risk!

“A lot of adversaries aren't looking at it as 'let me go and attack your toaster': they're looking at it as 'let me attack your toaster to use it as a way to get into the rest of your network'." - John Pironti, President of IP Architects

Challenges & RisksData Integrity, Availability and Privacy

In 2014, there were 333 medical data breaches, compared to 271 breaches in 2013 – a 23% increase year-over-year.*

• No standards for medical software and firmware

• Full-time management and monitoring required for health networks

• Data must be secure, but accessible for medical personnel

• Fixing vulnerabilities not always possible

*Computer.org

Technical Threats to IoT

Threat Sources

Verizon 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report – 2,260 breaches

Why Is this Happening?Business

• Not enough resources• Ineffective training• Lack of policies &

procedures• Lack of audit

procedures• Weak physical security

Technical

• Lack of encryption• Weak remote access controls• Lack of network awareness• Insecure network

architecture• Insufficient access controls• Lack of logging/ monitoring• Gaps in system patching

Best Practices• Security by design - build security into devices • Culture of security - promote good security within

organization• Third-party service providers – ensure 3rd party providers

maintain reasonable security• Defense in depth strategy – multiple layers of security

against risks• Access control measures – measures to keep unauthorized

users from accessing network• Monitor products – provide security patches as needed• Test - security of device before launch• FTC recommends data minimizationVia Pepper Law Publication

Questions: Connected Devices• Do the devices store & transmit data

securely?• Do they accept software security updates

to address new risks?• Do they provide a new avenue to

unauthorized access of data?• Do they provide a new way to steal data?• Do they connect to the institution's

existing IT infrastructure in a way that puts data stored there are greater risk?

• Are the APIs – through which software and devices connect – secure?

 

Take Action & Gain Control• Perform a risk assessment to

identify gaps• Partner with compliant service

providers• Create processes and

documentation for entire device lifecycle (purchase, configure, test, operate, deprecate, dispose)

• Remediate high risk areas• Procedures for physical access• Educate

67% of healthcare organizations plan to spend money on HIPAA audit prep technology /services in 2016*

*Article by HIPAA Journal

Q & A

Example Policies • Patient access policies• Guest access policies• Network security policy• System users and

management• Software security policy• Remote access policy• Personal use policies• Security training

• Email/ web policies• Medical device policies• HER handling policies• Workflow policies• Endpoint security policies• Information logging

policies

Additional Resources & Links• http://www.businessinsider.com/internet-of-things-in-healthcare-

2016-8• NIST Special Publication 800-183 Networks of ‘Things’• http://www.hipaajournal.com/major-2016-healthcare-data-breac

hes-mid-year-summary-3499/

• http://dupress.com/articles/internet-of-things-iot-in-health-care-industry/#end-notes

• https://www.securityevaluators.com/hospitalhack/securing_hospitals.pdf

• http://www.pepperlaw.com/publications/beyond-hipaa-connected-health-care-and-the-internet-of-things-2015-04-14/

• https://www.securityevaluators.com/hospitalhack/securing_hospitals.pdf

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