Historically, physician practices, hospitals and health systems hired IT vendors to manage their equipment, update business and clinical software, and support their clinicians and staff with tech problems. Those services were typically all that…
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Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has apologised after it mistakenly released private information belonging to more than 22,000 patients in two major data breaches in 2020 and 2021.The trust released an official statement yesterday…
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In the highly competitive life sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical fields, companies that put data security first have powerful advantages. Robust security is the heart of medical innovation, enabling the groundbreaking research required to develop…
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By Jill McKeon
November 22, 2023 – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a cybersecurity vulnerability mitigation guide for the healthcare sector, stressing the importance of remediating known vulnerabilities and reducing risk across the…
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ISO 27001 is the premier global standard for establishing and maintaining an Information Security Management System (ISMS). Here’s a deeper look into ISO 27001 and its critical role in safeguarding patient data.The Scope of…
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The digital transformation healthcare providers are undergoing requires them to keep sensitive data, like protected health information, secure across an expanding surface of touchpoints and cloud-connected networks.
The high rate of publicly exposed data environments,…
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The following is a guest article by Sam Manjarres, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Identity Security at WatchGuard
The healthcare industry is increasingly in the crosshairs of cybercriminals. In 2022, as cyberattacks globally rose by 38%…
The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN
Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the…
Forty million people have had their personal information affected by healthcare data breaches during the first half of this year — putting 2023 on pace to break the record for number of individuals affected…
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By Jill McKeon
September 07, 2023 – In a document that spans hundreds of pages, HHS and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published letters sent to 130 healthcare organizations regarding the security and privacy risks of…
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