Healthcare's Evolving Cyber Reality with Josh Howell – Health Innovation Matters
Michael chats with Josh Howell, Healthcare Chief Technology Officer at Rubrik. Together, they discuss the emergence of cyber resilience as a distinct field from cybersecurity, why cyberattacks are increasingly viewed as patient safety events, and how health systems can prepare to maintain care during cyber disruptions. Their conversation includes evolving strategies to defend against ransomware and data extortion, the future of healthcare cybersecurity through industry collaboration, how AI is reshaping the cyber threat landscape and resilience planning, and much more.
Learn more about Rubrik at www.Rubrik.com.
About Our Guest

Josh Howell serves as Rubrik’s Healthcare CTO, working with leading healthcare organizations across the country on their cyber-resilience plans and business cases.
Josh’s 22 years of experience as an infrastructure and operations leader at various manufacturers and ISVs serves him well in assisting organizations that want to preserve their quality of care in an uncertain cyber-security landscape.
Josh wrote curriculum and taught on digital business in the graduate program at Pacific Lutheran University, and is the author of Practical Presales.
