Podhradsky talks rural cybersecurity for National Rural Health Day
November 19, 2025
Dakota State University Vice President for Research & Economic Development, Dr. Ashley Podhradsky, will discuss rural cybersecurity for National Rural Health on Thursday, Nov. 20.
Podhradsky will be a panelist for Connected and Protected: The Power of Rural Cybersecurity panel, hosted by the National Organization for State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH). She will share insights about protecting and securing entities, cybersecurity at personal and enterprise levels, and why secure passwords matter.
Other panelists include Josh Entringer, director of information technology at Madison Regional Health Systems; Sarah Morales, senior program manager in Google Cloud’s OCISO and lead of Google’s Rural Healthcare Cybersecurity Initiative; and moderator Ann Cleaveland, executive director of UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity and chairs the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics, which she co-founded in 2021.
NOSORH describes the panel as experts sharing “real-world stories of collaboration, innovation, and strategies for building resilience against evolving cyber threats in rural communities.” The organization recommends the panel to rural health providers, partners, and stakeholders involved in rural health.
The panel is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20. To register for the Zoom event, visit the Power of Rural website.
For 30 years, NOSORH has assisted State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) in improving access to, and the quality of, healthcare for approximately 61 million rural Americans, according to their website. NOSORH founded National Rural Health Day, which showcases the efforts of rural healthcare providers, State Offices of Rural Health, and other rural stakeholders addressing rural healthcare challenges.