Endpoint security attacks cost the healthcare industry $1.3 billion each year, according to a Ponemon Institute report.
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Roughly 2,100 Maine residents receiving benefits from foster care had their names, addresses and Social Security numbers exposed on a public website in September when an employee at a third-party contractor inadvertently posted a confidential file online.
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is seeking answers as to whether two key HHS cybersecurity officials faced retaliatory measures and whether those actions weakened the HHS' role in responding to cybersecurity incidents within the healthcare sector.
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team issued two alerts Nov. 14, warning organizations to monitor their network systems from attacks known collectively as Hidden Cobra, which are deployed by the North Korean government.
Eighty-five percent of IT professionals at healthcare organizations increased their cybersecurity spending during the past year, with 12 percent reporting increasing their spending by more than 50 percent, according to an Infoblox report.
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HHS is investigating the unauthorized access and disclosure of at least 700 Chicago-based Cook County Health and Hospitals System patients' information after a third-party company experienced "an isolated processing error" earlier this year, according to the Chicago Tribune.
As 2017 comes to a close, Cymulate — a company that offers a breach and attack simulation platform — published its report "Recapping 2017's Biggest Cyber Trends and Predictions for 2018."
As 2017 comes to a close, Cymulate — a company that offers a breach and attack simulation platform — published its report "Recapping 2017's Biggest Cyber Trends and Predictions for 2018."
Vacancies at HHS are feeding into the nation's healthcare cybersecurity struggles, Politico reports.
Half of phishing victims use Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail as their email provider, according to recent research led by Google.