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Axel Wirth

chief security strategist

Axel Wirth is the chief security strategist at MedCrypt with more than 30+ years of experience working in healthcare IT. Prior, Wirth worked for Symantec’s Healthcare Practice. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, forums, and webcasts and has been awarded the 2018 ACCE/HIMSS Excellence in Clinical Engineering and IT Synergies Award. He currently serves as chairperson of the HIMSS Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Security Committee.

Axel’s Recent activity

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Cybersecurity Under COVID-19
Feb 12, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic created a number of challenges, including cybersecurity risks. Ahead of the next crisis, medtech needs a proactive and inherent approach to cybersecurity.