Chris Frenz

AVP of IT Security, Mount Sinai South Nassau

Christopher Frenz currently serves as the AVP of Information Security at Mount Sinai South Nassau where he worked to develop the hospital's information security program and infrastructure. Under his leadership the hospital has been one of the first in the country to embrace a zero trust model for network security. Frenz has also played a role in pushing for the adoption of improved security standards within hospitals and is the author of the OWASP Secure Medical Device Deployment Standard as well as the OWASP Anti-Ransomware Guide.

The Role of Identity Data in a Healthcare Setting

Presented by Vikrant Arora , Chris Frenz , Greg Smith, Solutions Architect, Radiant Logic • July 11, 2022

All of the rapid changes in healthcare trends right now (shift to telemedicine, the consolidation of providers, record system modernization) hinge on the ability to have accurate identity information dispatched when needed–with no down time. The user experience of providers and patients alike must be held to the...

How to Manage Your Two Biggest Risks: Cybersecurity & Third Parties

Presented by Sandeep Bhide, VP of Product Management, ProcessUnity , Chris Frenz • July 11, 2022

Healthcare entities face unique challenges, delivering lifesaving services amidst cybersecurity and supply chain challenges that can result in fatal disruption. Join this panel discussion for first-hand views of how healthcare security leaders are managing: The session will cover: Foundational...

Taking an Evidence-Based Approach in Healthcare Security

Presented by Vikrant Arora , Jonathan Baker, Director, Center for Threat-Informed Defense , MITRE Engenuity , Chris Frenz • July 11, 2022

Healthcare tends to be a very compliance-minded sector. But healthcare delivery organizations need to adopt a more threat-informed defense approach to securing their entities. For instance, most compliance frameworks will check for the existence of a security control but do nothing to assess or measure the efficacy of...

Lasting Security Lessons From the Pandemic

Presented by Denise Anderson , Chris Frenz , Mark Jarrett • October 27, 2021

Healthcare sector security leaders discuss the evolving challenges and lasting lessons emerging as the COVID-19 pandemic persists and the surge in ransomware and other cyberattacks grows. This expert panel will explore the following: Ransomware attacks and the impact on patient safety Remote employees, telehealth...

Panel: Zero Trust for Healthcare

Presented by Chris Frenz , Kierk Sanderlin • May 19, 2020

Our panel will explore of how healthcare sector organizations are approaching zero trust, including: Best use cases COVID-19-related deployments Providing patient access to their health data

The Next Threats

Presented by Chris Frenz , Jigar Kadakia , Michael McNeil • April 11, 2019

What are the new data security, patient safety and privacy worries evolving with each new cyberattack on the healthcare sector? Our panel of experts - Jigar Kadakia, CISO of Partners HealthCare; Michael McNeil, global security officer at Philips; and Chris Frenz, CISO Interfaith Medical Center - will discuss what...

Medical Device Cybersecurity: Addressing the Challenges

Presented by Jennings Aske , Chris Frenz , Michael McNeil , Suzanne Schwartz, Director for Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA • April 10, 2019

Suzanne Schwartz, MD, Associate Director for Science and Strategic Partnerships, at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, will provide an update on FDA's medical device cyber efforts. That includes the status of a draft update to the cybersecurity guidance for premarket...

HHS OCR Breach Trends and Compliance Regulatory Update

Presented by Sonia Arista , Chris Frenz , Nicholas Heesters • April 10, 2019

In this session, HHS OCR provides an update on its latest HIPAA compliance and regulatory efforts - including possible modifications to the HIPAA rules. Then a panel of experts discusses: Latest health data breach trends, including soaring hacker incidents; The evolving regulatory climate and its impact on health...