Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

Twenty-five healthcare vendors have received recognition from KLAS and Censinet for achieving the KLAS Cybersecurity Transparent designation. 

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center released a brief March 23 on how healthcare organizations can ensure mobile device security. 

Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital is notifying patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised after a ransomware attack took down its IT systems. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said patients' personal and medical data was compromised in a recent data breach that affected nearly 1 million people.

The healthcare and public health sector was the most targeted critical infrastructure sector for ransomware attacks in 2022, according to a March 22 crime report from the FBI. 

Five class-action lawsuits have been filed involving a data breach that affected as many as 4.2 million patients, at a time when hospitals are enduring an increase in legal action over cybersecurity, SC Media reported.

Aaron Weismann, Chief Information Security Officer, Main Line Health System, joined the podcast to discuss what led him to healthcare technology leadership, top challenges he is currently preparing for, and more.

The LockBit 3.0 ransomware is more invasive than its previous versions and is capable of dismantling malware detection, federal officials warn. 

In this episode, we are joined by Doug Folsom, President, Clinical Engineering, Cyber Security & Chief Technology Officer at TRIMEDX to discuss how to better understand the growing challenges of medical device cybersecurity. Tune in to learn what makes medical…

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