Cybersecurity

The chief information security officer is an important role for hospitals and health systems, and it can be challenging to retain great talent.

When it comes to protecting consumers' privacy, digital health companies must clearly convey how their mobile health applications collect and use data, according to the American Medical Association.

Officials from the Colorado Department of Human Services are notifying 12,230 residents that their information may have been exposed due to an error in its assistance programs.

Hospitals and health systems had to juggle various cyberattacks, with phishing schemes being one of the most common. Below is a list of 21 notable phishing attacks this past year on healthcare organizations.

For the past 20 years, Lenny Levy focused on information security for global organizations. 

CMS discovered a data anomaly within its Blue Button 2.0 application program interface on Dec. 4 that could have exposed members protected health information.

Barium Springs, N.C.-based Children's Hope Alliance is notifying 4,564 patients of a security incident that may have exposed their protected health information.

Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health is working to restore its IT network and computer systems after being hit by a malware attack on Dec. 12, according to local NBC affiliate WMBF.

Between hospitals having to turn to paper records and others notifying patients that their information may have been exposed, ransomware attacks have caused hospital executives to make cybersecurity a priority.

LifeLabs, a Canadian diagnostic testing company, is notifying consumers of a cyberattack that allowed unauthorized access to its computer systems.