Changes to the HIPAA Security Rule are under review, yet the future of these updates is uncertain. What is clear is that healthcare cybersecurity requires a greater amount of standardization to combat the evolving threats and growing risk profile of the modern, technology-dependent clinical environment. With the right examination of the proposed Security Rule update, health systems can gain valuable insights to set their organizations on the right path for both continued compliance, stronger safeguards of patient data, and more efficient approaches to handling cybersecurity priorities.