HHS, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the FBI have urged healthcare organizations to take certain actions to protect their systems from hacker groups who have been known to create cyberespionage campaigns aimed at exfiltrating data from hospitals and…
Cybersecurity
Ransomware attacks have become one of the biggest threats to cybersecurity for industries around the world, but none has the kind of potential for harm as attacks on hospitals, as they can lead to delay in patient care, compromised protected…
The HHS Office of Information Security issued a brief Nov. 3 warning the U.S. healthcare sector about the possible threat Iranian hackers may pose to the healthcare industry.
Lurie Children's Hospital has agreed to implement improved cybersecurity measures in order to settle a class action lawsuit for a data breach that resulted in patients' health information being viewed by an unauthorized employee, according to a Nov. 7 report…
The recent ransomware attacks targeting Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health that disrupted patient care and EHRs ignited a conversation on how to deal with the rise in ransomware attacks. ProPublica reporters Renee Dudley and Dan Golden argue in a Nov. 6 New…
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Below are six hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking cybersecurity talent.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is looking to create a digital equivalent of its distinctive red symbol in order to warn off hackers who attempt to break into medical institutions' networks, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 4.
Here are four data breach lawsuits involving health systems as reported by Becker's since Sept. 26.
Houston-based St. Luke's Health is notifying patients about a third-party data breach at consulting services vendor Adelanto Healthcare Ventures that resulted in the protected health information of 16,906 patients to be compromised.
Hospitals could have to meet minimum cybersecurity standards to participate in the Medicare program, according to a list of potential proposals outlined Nov. 3 by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.