Equifax named Jamil Farshchi its new chief information security officer, the Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency announced Feb. 13.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
The organizers of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, confirmed Sunday a cyberattack occurred during this year's opening ceremonies, which took place Feb. 9, according to Reuters.
As a number of federal agencies, healthcare organizations and other businesses begin to transition to the cloud, they must be aware that the cloud is not a one-size-fits-all solution, according to MeriTalk.
Parsons, Tenn.-based Decatur County General Hospital began notifying 24,000 patients Jan. 26 that its EMR server had been hit with a cryptocurrency mining software, according to a notice on the hospital's website.
Nearly 51 percent of organizations report they are experiencing a "problematic shortage" of cybersecurity skills in 2018, up from 45 percent in 2017, according to research from the Enterprise Strategy Group and the Information Systems Security Association.
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At least 24 percent of physicians couldn't differentiate phishing emails from legitimate ones, according to Media Pro's 2017 State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report.
Cryptocurrencies have fallen off their record highs, with the global cryptocurrency market losing nearly $550 billion in just under a month, according to CNBC.
In the HHS Office for Civil Rights' January newsletter, the agency highlighted 10 steps hospitals should take to decrease their likelihood of becoming a "cyber extortion" victim.
CarePlus Health Plans, a Florida-based insurer specializing in Medicare Advantage HMO plans, began notifying 11,200 members this week to a potential privacy breach, company spokeswoman Nancy Hanewinckel confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.
Everett-based Western Washington Medical Group notified 842 patients in January after it discovered its janitorial service failed to shred some medical records and other protected health information prior to disposal.