Cybersecurity

There is widespread concern among the American public about cyberattacks on U.S. institutions, according to a poll, and nearly all reported being at least somewhat concerned about healthcare systems falling victim to cyberattacks.

Cyber attacks are on the rise and smaller hospital systems could become targets. The chief technology officer of [redacted], a cloud security firm, outlines how hospitals can bolster their defenses.

The attackers were able to gain access to networks in a children’s hospital, authorities said. Organizations are being urged to search their networks for malicious activity.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Jesse Fasolo, director of technology, infrastructure, and cybersecurity at St. Joseph’s Health, discusses cybersecurity for hospitals and health systems, the biggest threats and points of vulnerability, how attackers are evolving, how to respond when there is a breach and more.

The Biden administration has directed federal agencies and private companies to address weaknesses. The government has also released a catalog of vulnerable systems and products.

Ransomware attacks tend to increase around holiday weekends, like Labor Day weekend. Here is a look at some recent healthcare data breaches.

By improving their cybersecurity hygiene, doctors can protect sensitive medical information.

Unless health IT teams become more proactive, a wide range of legal, clinical and financial consequences resulting from poor legacy data management will escalate.

Data breaches are preventable. Here's how a health exec can safeguard health data.

Three areas that should be prioritized when working to improve healthcare digital security practices.

Featuring Amy Abernethy, M.D., Ph.D., principal deputy commissioner and acting CIO of the FDA.

The healthcare industry has seen a massive acceleration in the overall acceptance of cloud-based tech.

Saint Francis restored some medical records but could not backup others.

Patient safety depends on cyber safety, agency experts wrote.

Google has access to tens of millions more health records.

Three factors important for running a successful bug bounty program.

The medical center failed to encrypt mobile devices, resulting in the loss and theft of protected health information.

Arthur Harvey discusses health IT pain points and recruiting talent at BMC.

Several employees at Kalispell Regional Healthcare provided attackers with their login credentials.

How BMC gets its employees active in the tech implementation process.

There is no indication data have been misused or removed from the system, DCH said.

URGENT/11 allows anyone to take control of a medical device.

Premier Family Medical claims patients’ health data are not in jeopardy.

A health data privacy expert explains how HIPAA functions with new sources of technology collecting more data.

An unauthorized third party accessed neurology research databases.