What You Should Know:
– The healthcare industry faces a growing threat: cyberattacks targeting hospital IT systems. In response, the US government’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has pledged over $50 million to…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced a new funding commitment designed to improve hospital cyber resiliency.The new National Institutes of Health initiative, Universal PatchinG and Remediation for Autonomous DEfense,…
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released new guidance for high-risk nonprofit and other resource-constrained community organizations to improve their understanding and efforts to mitigate cyberthreats.But the upcoming 2024 election could have a huge impact on…
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MediSecure, a provider of a digital prescription platform, is the latest in Australia to fall victim to a major ransomware attack by unidentified actors. On Thursday, 16 May, the company reported a cyber attack “impacting…
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway are working with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) following the publication of around three terabytes of stolen patient data on the dark web by a ransomware group.The health board…
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By Jill McKeon
May 08, 2024 – Verizon’s “2024 Data Breach Investigations Report” assessed more than 30,000 security incidents across 94 countries and several industries, exposing trends across the cyber threat landscape. In healthcare, insider threats…
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Healthcare-focused cybersecurity company Blackwell Security has secured $13 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst and Rally Ventures. The company also hired Geyer Jones as its first chief executive officer. Jones previously served…
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Digital Health Intelligence has released the latest instalment of its analyses, where Lloyd Price examines the medical device cyber security (MDCS) market. The report presents a mixed picture of MDCS across the NHS in…
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If systems are scrambled and backups are not working, organizations will need to think about whether to pay a ransom. Cyber insurance providers can help with this decision, Weiss says.“Unfortunately, I think it comes…
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At its first-ever Health Summit in Nashville on Tuesday, Oracle announced a new cybersecurity-focused service for its healthcare customers, Autonomous Shield.WHY IT MATTERSThe launch of the new Autonomous Shield Initiative is meant to help…
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