Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has selected SYNLAB as its chosen pathology supplier, despite a cyber attack which caused major disruption to services in London.
In June 2024, a ransomware attack was launched on…
🚨 HIPAA Regulations Update 2024: What You Need to Know! 🚨Welcome to our quick guide on the New HIPAA Regulations for 2024! In just two minutes, we'll break down the essential changes you need…
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A passwordless login experience has replaced long passwords and SMS codes to access digital devices at a regional non-profit that supports unpaid carers in the Australian Capital Territory. This comes on top of ongoing privacy…
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US healthcare provider Kootenai Health has revealed that data belonging to 464,000 patients has been compromised following a cyber attack.
The non-profit health system, based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, said it was alerted to a…
To safeguard existing cybersecurity protocols from easy decryption by a quantum computer, the National Institute of Standards and Technology Post-Quantum Cryptography Project has developed three algorithms – called FIPS 203, 204 and 205 –…
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Cyberattacks not only put patient data at risk but also can impact care delivery. Implementing a next-generation security information and event management system gives healthcare organizations holistic visibility into their IT environments, which could…
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Carrie Gluck, Chief Information and Security Officer at Rectangle Health A healthy patient-provider relationship is the foundation for delivering quality healthcare, yet increasingly occurring cyberattacks have negatively impacted patient health outcomes, data security, and…
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This week brings some positives for hospitals and health systems in the southeast United States that are dependent on blood supplies with critical network systems back online after the August 1 ransomware attack shut the…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has imposed a £6.09 million fine on software provider Advanced following an initial finding that it failed to implement measures to protect the personal information of almost 83,000 people.
A…
More than 60 core IT systems used within laboratories are being rebuilt following the cyber attack on pathology system provider Synnovis, which disrupted healthcare services in London.
Thousands of operations and appointments have been postponed…
