AI vs. AI: How Healthcare is Fighting Fire with Fire in Cybersecurity

Monday, March 9, 2026 1:55 PM to 2:40 PM · 45 min. (US/Pacific)

Level 3 | San Polo 3501A

Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum

Cybersecurity

Information

AI-driven cyberattacks are targeting healthcare's connected devices, patient data, and clinical workflows with unprecedented sophistication that traditional security can't stop. Healthcare cybersecurity experts reveal how AI has become both our greatest threat and most powerful defense. You'll hear firsthand accounts of sophisticated attacks, then discover how leading health systems are embedding AI in security operations for real-time threat detection and automated response without disrupting clinical workflows.

Learn proven governance strategies for resource-constrained hospitals, practical approaches for securing AI-enabled clinical tools, and comprehensive data protection methods. Leave with implementation roadmaps and immediate action steps to weaponize AI as your strongest defensive asset.

Target Audience

CIO/CTO/CTIO/Senior ITCISO/CSOVP of other IT/IS Department

Level

Intermediate

Learning Objective #1

Analyze real-world AI-driven cyberattack case studies to identify the primary attack vectors targeting connected devices, patient data, and clinical workflows, and map those vectors to appropriate AI-enabled defensive controls.

Learning Objective #2

Evaluate governance frameworks and comprehensive data protection strategies suitable for resource-constrained hospitals by comparing trade-offs in risk reduction, cost, compliance, and operational impact, to prioritize a defensible control set.

Learning Objective #3

Create a practical implementation roadmap to embed AI in security operations for real-time threat detection and automated response without disrupting clinical workflows, including measurable milestones, staffing requirements, and key integration points.

Session #

HCF-8