Apria healthcare data breach has exposed the personal, medical, and financial information of up to 1.8 million individuals. The cyber intrusions occurred from April 5 to May 7, 2019, and from August 27 to October 10, 2021.
Health authorities warned that Russian hacktivists were actively targeting US hospitals with DDoS attacks in a widespread campaign also targeting other Ukraine's allies.
Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) brings significant benefits to the delivery of patient healthcare services and internal operations, but healthcare delivery organizations tend to struggle with implementing effective cybersecurity measures.
Many healthcare professionals will have robust security processes in place but issues like the Meta scandal emphasize the importance of regular and consistent data security awareness.
When the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, it immediately increased the importance of protecting medical data privacy for a wide range of healthcare-related businesses, How are governments and businesses responding and what are the steps that CPOs can take?
Having a robust approach to cyber hygiene in healthcare organizations not only improves clinical cybersecurity and the efficiency of clinical operations, it also ultimately improves patient safety and privacy.
A recent spate of crippling ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations signals that these assaults remain a major threat. Healthcare leaders should focus their efforts by moving beyond a prevention strategy and focusing on developing a proactive preparedness plan.
While cybersecurity risks will continue to accelerate across the healthcare industry, organizations can help protect themselves from ongoing dangers by being vigilant, creating resiliency, an incident response plan and building security awareness.
Lawsuit alleges that Springhill Medical Center was responsible for the death of a baby after ransomware attack prevented doctors from monitoring the baby's heartbeat during delivery.
In today’s digital privacy landscape, healthcare providers need to select an endpoint management solution that will allow their end-users to safely work with proprietary patient information without the risk of a data leak.
