No matter how sophisticated an organization’s technical defenses are, human error remains a significant vulnerability.
Cybersecurity
Protected health information from Riverview Health, based in Noblesville, Ind., was compromised following a social engineering attack.
Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System's emergency centers are no longer on diversion following a cyberattack on the organization that occurred on Sept. 26.
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has agreed to a $700,000 settlement over a data breach lawsuit.
The Feb. 21 ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Change Healthcare has impacted 100 million individuals.
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As hospitals become increasingly interconnected, cybersecurity challenges are evolving rapidly, that's why New York City-based Montefiore Health System's CIO is looking at other industries for cyber strategy.
The Department of Health and Human Services submitted proposed updates to the 20-year-old HIPAA Security Rule to the White House for review, aiming to enhance the cybersecurity protections for electronic health information, GovInfoSecurity reported Oct. 23.
In 2024, Iranian hackers emerged as the most active cyber attackers targeting healthcare organizations, an Oct 22 report from Microsoft found.
It's not just cyberattacks. Hospital IT leaders have to be on the lookout for another way they could lose their data: "rage deletion."
In 2024, 389 U.S. healthcare institutions were hit by ransomware, which led to widespread network shutdowns, offline systems, delays in critical medical procedures and the rescheduling of appointments, an Oct. 22 report from Microsoft found.