Mississippi State University’s Clinical Psychology Program has earned a landmark achievement widely recognized as the gold standard in the field: a 10-year accreditation from the American Psychological Association.

Protection of personal healthcare information is a well-established right for patients, and technology underpins almost every aspect of healthcare operations. But what happens when patient data is targeted by cyber criminals, or ransomware attacks bring hospital operations to a halt? Stakeholders from across the Magnolia State explored those scenarios in Vicksburg recently as the Mississippi State University-led Mississippi Cyber Initiative, or MCI, held a cyber tabletop exercise focused on the healthcare sector.