The American Health Information Management Association, a consortium of health information management professionals and organizations, last week posted a list of recommendations for hospital cybersecurity approaches.
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.
A startup known as Luna DNA has thought up a way to get people to contribute their DNA from at-home testing kits to the research community: bribe them with a new cryptocurrency, CNBC reports.
A Department of Homeland Security pilot project discovered critical flaws in 18 mobile apps used by public safety officials to respond to emergencies, The Hill reports.
The majority (84 percent) of healthcare provider organizations don't have an enterprise leader in cybersecurity, and only 11 percent plan to hire a cybersecurity officer in 2018, according to a recent Black Book survey.
The White House publicly blamed North Korea for May's massive WannaCry attacks, which locked more than 300,000 computers across 150 countries, Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert said at a Tuesday morning briefing, according to NPR.
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The HHS Office for Civil Rights reported nine HIPAA settlements during 2017, resolving allegations against health systems, insurance providers and remote monitoring companies.
The Modesto, Calif.-based Stanislaus County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services is recovering from a ransomware attack that compromised its computer network Dec. 12.
Nearly 360,000 new malware variants were detected each day in 2017, according to a security bulletin from Kaspersky Lab.
Fort Myers, Fla.-based 21st Century Oncology has agreed to pay HHS' Office for Civil Rights a $2.3 million settlement to resolve issues related to a 2015 data breach that affected 2.2 million patient records.
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton took his strongest stance on cryptocurrencies to date, warning investors to be skeptical of the rapid rise in its value, The Hill reports.