Cybersecurity

Due to the extensive amount of information stored and the use of outdated software, hospitals and health systems have become larger targets for cybercriminals, according to a FireEye report and cited by the HIPAA Journal.

As data breaches within the healthcare industry become more complex, organizations are working harder to keep their data and patients safe, according to the Star Tribune.

Albuquerque, N.M-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services is notifying patients of a phishing attack at the health system that may have exposed their protected health information, according to the HIPAA Journal.

An unauthorized user gained access June 19 to a server that stored patient information at Providence-based Rhode Island Ear, Nose and Throat Physicians, according to the HIPAA Journal.

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital has begun notifying 10,000 patients that their personal health information may have been exposed in a data breach, according to the Boston Globe. 

Kolaleh Eskandanian, PhD, is the vice president and chief innovation officer of Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C.

Although there is mounting pressure to keep data secure within healthcare organizations, nearly one-third of healthcare employees said they have never received cybersecurity training, according to a new report released Aug. 20.

Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Hospital was forced to change the name of its website URL and email addresses after its domain, svh.com, was hijacked Aug. 6, Sonoma Index-Tribune reports.

Integrated Regional Laboratories in Florida began notifying around 30,000 patients that their health information may have been exposed in the American Medical Collection Agency data breach, according to the HIPAA Journal.

Tempe-based Arizona State University began notifying 4,000 students Aug. 16 that their email addresses "were accidentally" revealed in a data breach, according to CBS affiliate KTVK.