Cloud Computing and Other New Priorities

Interview with Richard Jankowski, information security officer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterThe security team at one of the nation's best-known cancer centers has grown as the hospital has adopted new technologies, including cloud computing and virtual servers.

In an exclusive interview, Richard Jankowski, information security officer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, says his five-member staff now juggles many projects, including "making sure the risks don't outweigh the benefits when putting data in the cloud."

Jankowski also describes why the cancer center is:

  • Investing in a data loss prevention system to "aggressively block sensitive information from leaving the organization."
  • Making extensive use of encryption and working with clinical software vendors to urge them to expand their use of encryption at the network and storage levels;
  • Adding identity management technology; and
  • Conducting annual risk assessments to help prioritize its security investments.

Jankowski, who has been on the staff of Memorial Sloan-Kettering for eight years, has served as CISO for about two and a half years. Previously, he was a member of the technical staff at Lucent Technologies, where he worked on the design of secure systems and networks.




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