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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Healthcare organizations expend a lot of resources to prevent cybersecurity breaches. Keeping attackers away from valuable patient data and clinical systems by implementing effective security measures and training users on proper cyber hygiene is…
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MediSecure hackers allegedly leaked data on dark webIn a recent update, e-prescription platform MediSecure disclosed that it received information that its stolen data set was allegedly found on a dark web forum.
It has urged…
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– 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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