Cybersecurity

Internet-connected medical devices that feed patient data into EHRs are expected to explode in use in the coming years, presenting a cybersecurity challenge to hospitals and health systems.

As cybersecurity becomes more integrated with a healthcare organization's bottom line, a report from research firm Cognitive Market Research projects that the healthcare cybersecurity industry will hit $52.54 billion by 2030.

New England health insurance company Point32Health is dealing with a ransomware attack, The Record reported April 19.

An error led to some patient information from John Muir Health Walnut Creek (Calif.) Medical to have been accessed by an unauthorized party, JDSupra reported April 18. 

A patient whose nude breast cancer photos were posted online by a hacker group is asking Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network to pay the $5 million ransom to have them removed, The Wall Street Journal reported April 19.

Only 39 percent of healthcare workers said they look at their organization's security protocols before introducing a new tool or technology, according to an April 13 survey from Salesforce. 

A new survey from software giant Salesforce found that 25 percent of healthcare workers had accidentally clicked on a suspicious link at work.

HHS has released new resources for hospitals and health systems to fight the growing cyber security threat.

The University of Miami Health system is integrating the Powered by Clear identity verification platform into its network.

Healthcare organizations are at a disadvantage when it comes to protecting themselves from hackers as only 6 percent of their IT budgets are dedicated to cybersecurity, BankInfoSecurity reported April 14.