Cybersecurity

Experts and watchdogs say the birth of twins with genetically modified DNA represents precision medicine gone wrong.

8 ways healthcare leaders can prepare for a HIPAA compliance audit.

More than half of data breaches in healthcare systems are due to internal mistakes or neglect, according to a new study.

A health information and privacy expert offers insights into HIPAA compliance, wearables and voice assistants.

The data breach exposed the information of nearly 20,000 additional people, revised figures show.

Will big data leave game-changing insights in its wake, or will it overwhelm an already overburdened healthcare system?

These connected medical devices require a more comprehensive strategy if we are to protect patients.

Healthcare data security and patient vaccine adherence should be viewed as investments, not costs.

A new study suggests that healthcare and research must do more to understand patients’ views of genetic privacy and to improve trust.

Insufficient interoperability, cyberattacks and ethical concerns are just some of the challenges facing health systems.

How data privacy, cybersecurity, ethics and malpractice intersect.

The agency has reopened the Direct Enrollment pathway in the wake of last week’s security incident.

New tech can improve the patient experience and outcomes only if healthcare mitigates cybersecurity risks.

The nation’s largest insurer has launched an investigation after staff “detected anomalous activity.”

3 stages of preparation that can help healthcare orgs prepare for the worst.

The regulator issued new guidance and unveiled plans to team up with homeland security.

But the cloud could help healthcare organizations.

Cyberattacks compromised the protected health information of 79 million people.

But the state Department of Human Services claims there’s no evidence that the information has been viewed or misused.

The medical device manufacturer has updated the software as part of a voluntary recall to address safety risk.

Healthcare leaders say their strategies could place patients at risk, a new survey found.

Cops identified the alleged Golden State Killer using DNA collected by a direct-to-consumer company. But that might not concern the public, a new study finds.

Why SOC 2 certification could help health systems.

The playbook describes readiness activities that’ll enable health systems to better prepare for a MedTech cybersecurity incident.

8 common printer cyber-hardening mistakes that could endanger your network.

A new JAMA study finds that the number of data breaches has increased nearly every year since 2010.

When physicians and hospital executives don’t see eye to eye, problems arise. Both groups must work together to bridge the Clinical Divide.

The regulator agreed with the report’s three premarket review recommendations.

Healthcare is a major hacking target. Get ready before things get messy.

Phishing causes some of healthcare’s worst data breaches.