ISMG Editors: Vendor Breaches Expose Healthcare Risk

3rd Party Risk Management , Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Governance & Risk Management ISMG Editors: Vendor Breaches Expose Healthcare Risk Also: RSAC Speakers Warn AI Is Outpacing Security, DoD's Zero Trust Reality Check Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • April 3, 2026     Credit Eligible Get Permission Video Player 00:00 00:00 Clockwise, from top left: Anna Delaney, Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, Chris Riotta and Tom Field In this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed growing cyber risks in healthcare following recent vendor breaches, key takeaways from the RSAC Conference and whether the Pentagon's zero trust push is delivering real security benefits or just checking off boxes. See Also: How Attackers Use AI to Outsmart Email Filters The panelists - Anna Delaney, executive director, productions; Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, executive editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity; Chris Riotta, managing editor, GovInfoSecurity; and Tom Field, senior vice president, editorial - discussed: How RSAC Conference 2026 underscored the power of cybersecurity community collaboration amid rapid artificial intelligence-driven change, highlighting growing concerns around non-human identities, OT security, and the absence of U.S. federal participation; What recent attacks - including one on cloud-based health records provider CareCloud and another on medical device maker TriMed - reveal about third-party risk in healthcare; An update on the Pentagon's zero trust push, toward a 2027 deadline and concerns that operational challenges could turn the initiative into a compliance exercise rather than yield real security improvements. The ISMG Editors' Panel runs weekly. Don't miss our previous instalments, including the Mar. 20 edition on the Iranian attack on medical device manufacturer Stryker and the Mar. 27 edition on AI and operational technology risks highlighted at RSAC 2026.