cybersecurity
-
One Way To Improve Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Provide Training in Smaller Doses More Frequently
Executives from health systems and subject matter experts shared how they are contending with data security challenges, particularly training to change behavior and acquiring expertise in cybersecurity.
-
MedCity Influencers, Devices & Diagnostics
Cybersecurity in the Connected Medical Future
The healthcare industry of the future will be defined by interoperable systems that need to securely share critical data across devices, distributed applications, and networks. Device manufacturers play a pivotal role in the delivery of these secure and connected solutions
-
Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
-
Royal Ransomware Poses a Big Threat to Healthcare & Other Industries, Federal Agencies Say
The FBI, CISA and HHS have all recently issued warnings about the dangers associated with the Royal Ransomware gang. Since approximately September of last year, cybercriminals have been using a Royal ransomware variant to compromise organizations across the U.S., many of which have been healthcare providers.
-
Understanding the Healthcare Cybersecurity War and How to Defend Against It
David Finn, CHIME Association Executive Healthcare and Information Sector, lead of the cybersecurity pavilion initiatives at ViVE 2023, does not mince words. With ransomware attacks surging to an all time high this month, Finn said in an interview that security is no longer a defensive posture; we are engaged in a war.
-
Russian Hackers Take Down At Least 17 U.S. Health System Websites
Russian hacker group Killnet has claimed responsibility for a string of recent cyberattacks that took more than a dozen hospital websites offline across the U.S. — including the websites for Cedars-Sinai, Michigan Medicine, and UPMC. The group has been active for at least a year and is known to target countries that support and/or send resources to Ukraine.
-
BlackCat Ransomware Gang Hits NextGen Healthcare, Becomes Even More Formidable Threat
Ransomware group BlackCat has been targeting healthcare organizations in recent months, and it just went after NextGen Healthcare. Healthcare organizations would be wise to enhance their cybersecurity strategy in defense against BlackCat, as it is “one of the more adaptable ransomware operations in the world,” according to HHS.
-
4 Health Systems Invest in a Cybersecurity Startup as Threats Loom
MemorialCare, Ballad Health, Cedars-Sinai and UNC REX Healthcare recently participated in Censinet’s $9 million funding round. The company’s flagship product is a cloud-based network that allows healthcare organizations to share and manage risk data to strengthen cybersecurity planning.
-
Health Tech, Hospitals, Legal, SYN
How Much of a Risk Is a Potential Class-action Lawsuit against CommonSpirit?
CommonSpirit Health is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over a ransomware attack it suffered last fall that exposed 623,774 patients’ personal data. However, hospitals’ data breach lawsuits usually never make it court, a legal expert said.
-
Health IT, MedCity Influencers
Health Tech Innovation: How to Advance Data Security To Support Healthcare Accessibility
As with most industries, healthcare should consider adopting a zero-trust approach. This security measure can help decrease an organization’s attack surface, create accurate response automation and prevent the compromise.
-
Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
-
MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
Beware of a False Sense of Cybersecurity
Based on some independent research that my company commissioned with more than 200 companies, we came to several conclusions that are highlighted in the article. Broadly, however, it signals the false sense of (cyber)security that many companies are currently harboring.
-
Medical Device Security Startup Reels in $25M as Cyber Threats Escalate
MedCrypt, a San Diego-based provider of cybersecurity solutions for medical devices, recently closed a $25 million Series B funding round. The startup sells its software to medical devices manufacturers so they can enhance the security of their products, which range from pacemakers to CT scanners.
-
Patient Files Class-action Suit Against Advocate Aurora Health Following Data Breach
The patient is alleging that the patient portal he used to communicate with his doctors at Advocate Aurora and to schedule appointments used a pixelated code that also enabled logging in via Facebook and then shared data with Facebook.