Navigating Cybersecurity Obstacles in Rural Healthcare

Greg Sieg, CISO at Univ. of Michigan Regional Health Network, on Top Challenges Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • March 13, 2026 8 Minutes

Real and intense financial pressures on rural and small healthcare clinics mandate making difficult decisions on allocating funds to cybersecurity, said Greg Sieg, CISO at the University of Michigan Regional Health Network.

"On the rural side, the funding is just not there to bring in all the tools and resources available to look at this on a daily basis," he said.

"You're looking at whether to replace an MRI machine or do you increase your EDR or cybersecurity footprint. Most of the time, the MRI machine is going to win out," Sieg said. "We're here to serve the patients and the care of the community, and if we put everything ...