Cybersecurity

A new kind of healthcare hacker has been invading networks for years. Can it be stopped?

It’s a big number, and a big asterisk, but OCR-reported breaches have easily crossed the 1 million mark for 2018.

A cybersecurity expert describes how to close the longstanding holes that enabled the cyberattacks.

One of the experts who first discovered the hacker group says the attacks look like corporate espionage, not cyber warfare.

The technology appears capable of safeguarding sensitive patient data, but it has yet to make a big footprint outside the cryptocurrency community.

The firmware update is now available to patients, who might face a greater risk of harm if they don’t act.

Patients and physicians are excited about digital health, but an expert said both sides must trust each other.

The company's admission joins a spate of recent, high-profile breaches involving thousands of patients' information.

How these issues will be examined during a new Texas Hospital Association conference.

How the Virginia health system is strengthening security protocols. Others might want to take notice.

The Chesapeake Regional Healthcare data breach emphasizes the wide-ranging threat to patients’ medical records.

The social media giant's now-halted pitch to health systems is actually somewhat similar to a health intitiative it already runs...with one key difference.

A pair of new reports illustrate the cybersecurity paradoxes facing large organizations, like health and pharma companies.

The Mississippi State Department of Health is sending out letters warning patients of the unauthorized disclosure.

The insurer is offering free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to 6800 affected individuals.

Proponents and detractors alike agree that blockchain still lacks proven use cases in healthcare. Some major companies want to change that.

Another month, another hundred-thousand-plus patients who may have had their protected health information (PHI) compromised.

150 million exposed accounts is far too many. It’s time for patients, tech companies, and healthcare organizations to adapt.

In the inaugural episode of our podcast, Data Book, we take a look at the grisly hacker collective called the Dark Overlord. What damage has the group done, and why is it hell-bent on hacking healthcare?

We’re all about great stories and great insights. And that’s what you can expect from Data Book, the first-ever Healthcare Analytics News™ podcast, dropping this Friday.

A Verizon study concluded that healthcare is the only industry whose biggest threat is internal. Here’s how health systems can prepare.

The 3-hospital system in New York has instituted downtime protocols. What would your organization do?

Cybercriminals are coming for your healthcare data. Here’s how you can fight fire with fire.

Unintentional bias and data privacy often steer the conversation. Profiteering, intentional bias, and the possibility of machine dependence don’t.

Just because February's over doesn't mean healthcare organizations are done reporting data breaches to OCR. One new incident may have compromised 135,000 patient records.