Philips issued an advisory in regards to two vulnerabilities found in its Tasy EHR and how to address them, according to a statement the company shared with Becker's on Nov. 4.
Cybersecurity
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is notifying patients that unauthorized activity disrupted its network and it is investigating the scope of the breach.
Below are five federal cybersecurity initiatives reported by Becker's Hospital Review and launched in the last 30 days.
Cyberattacks on hospitals and health systems are escalating, and at University of Maryland Medical System, phishing attempts are coming through multiple times a day, according to CIO Joel Klein, MD.
As hackers launched increasingly damaging threats against critical infrastructures such as hospitals, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is requiring all federal agencies to patch cyber vulnerabilities within six months, according to a Nov. 3 directive.
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Below are six hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking chief information security officers in the last month.
Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health is notifying more than 2,700 patients of a data breach after a former employee snooped through their medical records, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Nov. 2.
Here are the healthcare provider malware, ransomware and spoofing incidents Becker's Hospital Review reported during October.
Texas Lavaca Medical Center in Hallettsville is notifying 48,705 patients that their protected health data might have been exposed in a cyberattack, according to information the hospital reported to HHS on Oct. 21.
Microsoft plans to cut the United States' cybersecurity workforce shortage in half by 2025 by pouring resources into training programs, according to an Oct. 28 blog post from company President Brad Smith.