Greg Surla

Greg Surla, Chief Information Security Officer at FinThrive and expert in healthcare cybersecurity, shares invaluable insights on the escalating cybersecurity challenges facing the healthcare sector. He discusses the rising threats of ransomware and phishing as 2025 approaches. Surla highlights the importance of third-party risk management and robust training for staff to enhance vigilance. He also examines the critical need for organizations to evaluate their RCM vendors’ data protection practices and foster collaboration to safeguard revenue cycles from future cyber threats.

Greg Surla, CISO at FinThrive and former U.S. Army signal intelligence leader, discusses third‑party risk, vendor tabletop drills, and how revenue cycle platforms tie to patient care. He covers ransomware readiness, preapproved workarounds like VDI and hardened devices, automation for vulnerability triage, and making security a business enabler through culture and board alignment.