More than 800 planned operations and 700 outpatient appointments were rearranged in the week following a cyber attack on pathology service provider Synnovis.The ransomware attack, which took place on 3 June 2024, disrupted pathology…
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Healthcare organizations are paying much more attention to cybersecurity in recent months, especially after Change Healthcare experienced a ransomware attack that debilitated its systems and disrupted claims payments nationwide and Ascension has been digging out from its…
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That’s very convenient for the vendor, but it creates a security nightmare for IT managers. These types of connections need to be blocked by on-premises firewalls except when specific vendor intervention is requested.
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NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care System (ICS) has confirmed that its IT systems are “coming back online” following a network outage.The ICS issued a statement on its website at 16.30 on…
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As part of its recent efforts to bolster cybersecurity resilience across critical sectors nationwide, the White House this week announced a new initiative that enlists the private sector to help small and rural hospitals…
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NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has urgently called for donations of O Positive and O Negative blood to boost stocks following a ransomware attack which has disrupted pathology services in London.The cyber attack on…
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Experts also recommend tweaking access settings for external users in Microsoft Teams. Multifactor authentication can help secure login attempts in applications such as Teams, notes Salman Ansari, managing director for cyber risk advisory at…
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Cloud computing offers a pay-as-you-go pricing model, allowing organizations to pay only for the resources they consume and avoid upfront investments in hardware and infrastructure. This cost-efficiency enables organizations to allocate their IT budgets…
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Healthcare systems worldwide have increasingly turned to digital solutions to bolster clinical quality and cost-efficiency. The rapid adoption of technologies like electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices has streamlined…
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As a starting point to address the high level of cybersecurity crime against the healthcare sector, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies offered strong recommendations for the executive branch, Congress and the healthcare ecosystem….
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