One of the nation's largest health insurance companies has contracted with cybersecurity firm IronNet to protect the private medical and personal data of its more than 17 million members, IronNet said July 6.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
Hackers sponsored by North Korea's government have been using the Maui ransomware to target healthcare and public health services providers for the last year, according to the U.S. government.
Cybersecurity is a top priority for hospitals and health systems across the country, and information security professionals are highly sought after by healthcare organizations.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a new advisory about ransomware group MedusaLocker that is responsible for attacking a broad range of U.S. targets.
Shields Health Care Group, Baptist Health System, Resolute Health Hospital, Kaiser Permanente and Yuma Regional Medical Center were named in Wired's list of worst hacks and data breaches of 2022.
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More than 600 healthcare organizations have been affected by a February data breach on accounts receivable management company Professional Finance Company's network.
A cybercriminal group is taking responsibility for an alleged ransomware attack on a Missouri hospital system, legal news website JDSupra reported June 30.
Baton Rouge (La.) General Medical Center had to switch to paper record-keeping after a cyberattack brought its EHR system offline June 28, WAFB reported.
Cybersecurity is one of the major challenges for hospitals and their CIOs amid a spate of cyberattacks and data breaches in the healthcare industry.
With hospitals sitting on so much data in our tech-heavy age, health systems have to be vigilant about safeguarding their patients' protected health information.