community of interest and experience
MiHCC Board of Directors
Linda Bower
Michigan Medicine
Keith Cheresko
Privacy Associates International LLC
Scott Dresen
Spectrum Health
Eric Eder
CyberForce|Q
James Ellis
Michigan State Police
John Fowler
Henry Ford Health System
Betsy Freeman
Radius Advisory Group, LLC
Greg Sieg
HealthSource Saginaw
Cynthia Green-Edwards
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Jack Kufahl
MiHCC Board Chair
Michigan Medicine
University of Michigan
Scott Larsen
Spring Arbor University
Dawn Geisert
Trinity Health
Luke Otten
Munson Healthcare
MiHCC Member Organizations
| Beaumont Health Southfield, MI |
Blue Cross Blue Shield Detroit, MI |
CBI Detroit, MI |
CyberForceꟾQ Plymouth, MI |
| Data Protection Partners, LLC Twin Lake, MI |
Hart Medical Equipment Grand Blanc, MI |
Healthsource Saginaw Saginaw, MI |
Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI |
| Inova Falls Church, VA |
McLaren Health Care Grand Blanc, MI |
Metro Health Wyoming, MI |
Michigan Health and Hospital Association Okemos, MI |
| Michigan Health Information Network East Lansing, MI |
Michigan InfraGard Grand Ledge, MI |
Michigan Medicine Ann Arbor, MI |
Michigan State Medical Society East Lansing, MI |
| Michigan State Police- Michigan Cyber Command Center (MC3) Dimondale, MI |
MidMichigan Health Midland, MI |
MPRO Farmington, MI |
Munson Healthcare Traverse City, MI |
| Privacy Associates International LLC Milford, MI |
Radius Advisory Group Holland, MI |
Sparrow Health System Lansing, MI |
Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, MI |
| Spring Arbor University Lovettsville, MI |
Trinity Health Livonia, MI |
Upper Pensula Health Care Solutions (UPHCS) Marquette, MI |
Member Highlights
Recognizing the contributions and expertise of our Member Organizations is part of our culture of collaboration. Each quarter, we will recognize the outstanding contributions of individual members and organizations recognize their contributions to the Michigan Healthcare Community.
MiHCC Connects with Local Cyber Students
The Michigan Healthcare Cybersecurity Council (MiHCC) recently provided a unique educational opportunity for cybersecurity students to dabble in the cyber realm. Students were given the chance to participate in a simulation mimicking real-life cyber-attacks in the healthcare sector. These simulations immersed students in an operational security operations center, giving them the experience of what a cybersecurity analyst experiences during an attack.
Cybersecurity professionals from Member Organizations – Michigan Medicine (University of Michigan), Beaumont Health, and CyberForce|Q volunteered to help lead students and guide them through the simulations as well as answer career-related questions. Gamified to mimic popular video games, students were split into various teams and given a different scenario with choices and possible outcomes. Each group then worked through the scenario, making decisions on how to handle different variables to complete the exercise. “This Cyber Education Exercise was so successful we will be expanding it to more students as part of our online Upper Peninsula Cyber Security Summit in November 2021, said Jack Kufahl, MiHCC Board Chair.
Cybersecurity is an expanding field, especially as more organizations go digital. Healthcare, has long been a favorite target amongst cyber criminals, but has recently been hit even harder as the pandemic poses challenges with remote services and limited resources. Since its inception in 2017, the MiHCC, a non-profit, public-private partnership, has worked to protect critical healthcare infrastructure and institutions in Michigan by providing free educational workshops for the citizens, patients, workforce and students of the Healthcare Industry in Michigan.
