HIMSS Virginia Chapter
Ransomware Readiness:
Steps for Crisis Mitigation
April 3, 2025
Boar’s Head Resort, Charlottesville
Noon – 4pm
Paul Curylo serves as the chief information security officer for Inova Health System with over 25 years experience in healthcare. He rebuilt the cybersecurity operations team, established the information assurance team and is rebuilding the identity and access management program for Inova.
Paul engages in several outreach and engagement activities especially with the FBI and DHS CISA to foster and advance improvements to cyber hygiene and cyber intelligence sharing throughout the healthcare sector. He regularly engages with vendors, manufacturers, and partners promulgating recommendations and improvements to security programs.
Paul is also a decorated field-grade officer serving at U.S Cyber Command with over 38 years of federal service. During his career, he reconstituted an interrogation company mobilizing several hundred interrogators for deployment to combat theaters and led intelligence analysis teams producing actionable intelligence for U.S. European Command. He deployed to Iraq in 2007 where he led daily battle tracking for theater-level operational activities supporting corps intelligence objectives.
Paul has served in various roles throughout his military career in military intelligence culminating in the leadership of a unique team working with the Cyber National Mission Force of 1,600 Soldiers imposing non-kinetic costs on adversaries affecting U.S national security.
Paul Curylo will discuss the latest ransomware threats and the ways in which organizations can plan and prepare for a ransomware event.
The event will be a half day of deep dives into the world of healthcare IT security. Gain insights that will not only enhance your knowledge, but also empower you to safeguard our most sensitive health information.
Hear about what other healthcare providers in Virginia are doing to prepare for a ransomware like event in their organizations.
Discover cutting-edge strategies to protect patient data.
Network with fellow professionals passionate about healthcare information security.