Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

New York is planning to tighten regulation of hospital cybersecurity practices, according to draft rules reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. 

As cyberattacks climb to the top of list of concerns for hospital executives, hospitals in California, Iowa, and New York have been dealing with the fallout of cyberattacks.

For the first half of 2023, there were 327 data breaches in healthcare that affected more than 40 million patients, and cybersecurity will continue to be extremely important for hospitals and healthcare companies next year.

Social Security numbers of some Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care patients were affected by an August breach on its computer systems. 

Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center is responding to a cyberattack that they are designating as an "internal disaster" forcing them to divert ambulances, local news outlet KGTV reported Nov. 9.

Millions of patients at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health could potentially be affected by a data breach on a medical transcription service used by the health system.

Cyberattacks and data breaches continue to hold the primary position as the foremost present and future threat, both on a global scale and among C-suite leaders, a Nov. 7 survey from consulting firm Aon found. 

IT workers at an Idaho hospital worked all night on a recent Sunday night to thwart a cyberattack, the Rexburg Standard Journal reported.

Anahi Santiago, Chief Information Security Officer at ChristianaCare, joins the podcast to discuss her background, opportunities and headwinds she's keeping her eye on, how she and her organization are looking at partnerships, the importance of having good cyber hygiene, and…

John Gaede, Director of Information Services at Sky Lakes Medical Center joins the podcast to discuss his background & what led him to working in IT, a ransomware attack that happened to Sky Lake’s and the steps they've taken to…