Cybersecurity

HHS to increase monitoring after audit finds security program 'ineffective'

The Department of Health and Human Services will implement continuous monitoring of its systems, after an audit conducted by the department's Office of Inspector April 25 found its information security program "not effective" for fiscal year 2021, FedScoop reported May…

Cyberattack on Tenet Florida hospitals also affected 5 Steward hospitals

Five Steward Health Care Systems' hospitals in Florida lost computer and phone service for an undisclosed period in April because of a cyberattack at Dallas-based Tenet Health System, Miami Herald reported May 6.

The 10 largest data breaches ever reported in healthcare

Data breaches in healthcare can cause widespread damage, including the loss of medical records, financial losses for the organization, identity theft and fraud, lawsuits, and a loss of patient trust. Now the industry is more at risk of severe cyberattacks…

HHS' information security program is ineffective, audit finds

HHS' information security program was deemed "not effective" for fiscal year 2021 in an audit conducted by the department's Office of Inspector General, consistent with the determinations for fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Curbing ransomware breaches: 5 actions your organization can take today

Ransomware attacks are a serious and growing threat to the healthcare sector as organizations deploy more Internet of Medical Things devices. According to the Ponemon Institute, more than 20 percent of attacks during COVID-19 were rooted in IoMT devices.

Philips earns critical vulnerability classification authority by CISA

Philips is one of the first health tech companies to receive critical vulnerability classification authority by a CISA-sponsored cybersecurity standards organization.

Data breach announcement comes from closing startup

Health tech startup myNurse is shutting down its operations, the announcement coming the same day the company notified patients of a data breach that exposed their personal information.

Google allowing users to remove personal data from search results

Google users can now ask for their personal data, like emails, addresses and phone numbers to be stripped from search results, reported NPR May 2.

5 recent cyber attacks on health systems

Over the last few weeks, several health systems have been the victims of cyberattacks, with hackers breaching patient data and taking down entire systems.

Colorado hospital targeted by phishing scam, 21,000 affected

Glenwood Springs, Colo.-based Valley View Hospital was the target of a phishing attack when the email accounts of four employees were accessed by unauthorized individuals, affecting the personal data of about 21,000 people.