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UnHack the Podcast: Building a Security-First Culture in Healthcare IT with Steven Ramirez
March 24, 2026: Steven Ramirez, VP, CTO and CISO at Renown Health, joins Drex DeFord to pull back the curtain on how a mid-large health system keeps security at the center of everything — without becoming the department of no. From board-level briefings and identity-first defenses to a Databricks cloud buildout and a governance framework that puts security review on every DocuSign, Steven breaks down why good relationships and strong intake processes beat politics every time. This is a candid, tactical conversation healthcare IT leaders won't want to miss.
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01:49 Speed vs Security…
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