Fortinet Korea and Hospital Information Security Association to Host Hospital OT Security Forum on the 16th
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Fortinet Korea and the Hospital Information Security Association will jointly host the Hospital Operational Technology (OT) Security and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Threat Response Forum at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the 16th.
Fortinet, the Hospital Information Security Association, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Yulchon LLC, and Kim & Chang will participate as speakers.
According to a presentation by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, intrusion incidents at domestic medical institutions rose from 18 cases in 2020 to 71 cases in 2024, and attempts to breach tertiary general hospitals in 2024 were tallied at about 57,623.
Fortinet Korea and the Hospital Information Security Association will jointly host the "Hospital Operational Technology (OT) Security and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Threat Response Forum" at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the 16th. The forum will focus on hospital OT security and responses to AI threats.
Fortinet, the Hospital Information Security Association, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Yulchon LLC, and Kim & Chang are participating as speakers at the forum. Institutions from the medical, public, and legal sectors will address related issues together.
According to a presentation by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, intrusion incidents at domestic medical institutions rose from 18 cases in 2020 to 71 cases in 2024. That marks roughly a fourfold increase in 2024 compared with 2020.
Attempts to breach tertiary general hospitals in 2024 were tallied at about 57,623. The risks of cyberattacks targeting medical institutions could extend beyond patient data leaks to the possibility of disrupting treatment systems. They could also lead to disruptions in emergency medical systems.
Against this backdrop, Fortinet has organized the forum with the Hospital Information Security Association for hospital security officers and practitioners nationwide. The event will serve as a venue to discuss the growing number of intrusions targeting medical institutions and responses to those threats.
The forum will cover hospital security topics including ways to build a hospital OT security architecture, control and govern Shadow AI, and response strategies against ransomware using AI. It will also feature a demonstration of solutions based on real-world security threat response scenarios.
The forum will proceed with a policy and legal session following the welcome remarks and keynote. The welcome remarks will be delivered by the Hospital Information Security Association, and the keynote will be given by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.
Yulchon LLC and Kim & Chang will participate in the policy and legal session. The session will discuss responses to the Framework Act on AI, legal risks related to hospital cybersecurity incidents, and strategies for responding to hospital cybersecurity incidents.
Moon Kyu, executive vice president at Fortinet Korea, said the importance of OT infrastructure security is higher in the medical field than in other industries because it is directly tied to patients' lives, and he expressed hope that the forum would provide insights to hospital security officers. Kim Jin-eung, chairman of the Hospital Information Security Association, stressed that security incidents at medical institutions can threaten patient safety, and said he hopes the forum will become a venue for comprehensive discussion of technology, policy, and law and an opportunity to strengthen security capabilities at hospital sites.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Ho-jun
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