By Jill McKeon
March 26, 2024 – The HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released two sector alerts recently, each highlighting a different cyber threat tactic that bad actors may use to facilitate healthcare cyberattacks.
Both…
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Guidance released this week from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. and international partners outlines best practices for defending against “living off the land” cyber activity –…
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The hospital at home concept integrates key digital medicine technologies and concepts in a single platform approach, with telemedicine, wearables, and sensors. It could bring benefits to patients, who face lower risks from hospital…
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As the fallout from the Change Healthcare ransomware attack heads into a second month, UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it’s paid $2 billion so far in financial advances for struggling providers and is testing…
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway announced on Friday that it has been the target of a “focused and ongoing” cyber attack.The health board said it was working with partner agencies including Police Scotland, the National…
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By Jacqueline LaPointe
March 18, 2024 – Healthcare networks and medical devices are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a recent study from cyber-physical systems protection company Claroty.
The study found that 63 percent of known exploited…
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ORLANDO – During the HIMSS24 panel discussion “Securing the Modern Connected Hospital,” James Angle, product manager of information security at Trinity Health, and hacktivist for hire Kevin Johnson, chief executive officer at Secure Ideas,…
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“We think a lot about trust, how to build trust into technology so that we can realize its potential to serve our society and the public good,” said Cherilyn Pascoe, Director of the National…
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The following is a guest article by Justin Kozak, Life Sciences Specialist at Founder Shield
In an era where digital innovation drives healthcare forward, healthtech companies are at the forefront of a double-edged sword. On one side,…
Explore insights from HIMSS24 on safeguarding electronic protected health information (ePHI) and limiting unauthorized access. Michael Trzcinski and Vernon O’Donnell present strategies for deploying HIPAA-compliant approaches, discussing the risks and benefits of mobile access…
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