Cybersecurity

One of Park Ridge, Ill.-based Advocate Lutheran General Hospital's desktop computers was reported stolen Jan. 8 after a man claiming to live in the Philippines called the hospital to say he bought the machine at a resale shop and needed…

In a recent blog post, Dan Dodson explains why you should start with focusing on the fundamentals with 2018 Cybersecurity resolutions.

Boxes containing medical records from the now-closed MD Medical Spa and Wellness Center in Hyannis and Norwell, Mass., were found on the side of a road in New Bedford, Mass., Jan. 14, according to NBC 10 News.

Texas is launching a new initiative aimed at getting high school girls interested in cybersecurity, according to EdScoop.

Pascagoula, Miss.-based Singing River Health System fended off hackers who attempted to launch a cyberattack on its computer systems Jan. 15, according to WLOX.

Bitcoin fell below $12,000 Tuesday, reaching a new six-week low, according to CNBC.

Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health is notifying 1,309 patients who visited the hospital between Feb. 10, 2016, and May 7, 2017, that an emergency department nurse accessed their health records without a medical reason to do so, a hospital spokesman confirmed…

Greenfield, Ind.-based Hancock Health paid hackers a $55,000 ransom after files on part of its network were locked Thursday, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review. 

Chief Information Security Officers are becoming increasingly worried about the possibility of their companies experiencing a cyberattack in 2018, according to a recent survey commissioned by cybersecurity firm Opus and the Ponemon Institute.

Elizabeth, W. Va.-based Coplin Health Systems is notifying roughly 43,000 patients after a hospital issued laptop was stolen from an employee's car in early November.