healthcare
NIST issues guidance on securing smart speakers
Smart home devices, such as voice-activated digital assistants, are increasingly used in home health care, with risks involved. An attacker could change a prescription, steal …
Ro’s CISO on managing data flows in telehealth
In this Help Net Security interview, Scott Bachand, CIO/CISO at Ro, discusses how telehealth reshapes the flow of patient data and what that means for security. He explains …
How to tell if your password manager meets HIPAA expectations
Most healthcare organizations focus on encryption, network monitoring, and phishing prevention, although one simple source of risk still slips through the cracks. Password …
Data brokers are exposing medical professionals, and turning their personal lives into open files
Large amounts of personal information about medical professionals are available on people search sites. A new analysis by Incogni’s researchers shows how much data about …
The privacy tension driving the medical data shift nobody wants to talk about
Most people assume their medical data sits in quiet storage, protected by familiar rules. That belief gives a sense of safety, but new research argues that the world around …
Healthcare security is broken because its systems can’t talk to each other
In this Help Net Security interview, Cameron Kracke, CISO at Prime Therapeutics, discusses how the healthcare ecosystem can achieve cohesive security visibility. With …
UK’s new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill targets weak links in critical services
The UK government has introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, a major piece of legislation designed to boost the country’s protection against cyber threats. The new …
Hospitals are running out of excuses for weak cyber hygiene
Healthcare leaders continue to treat cybersecurity as a technical safeguard instead of a strategic business function, according to the 2025 US Healthcare Cyber Resilience …
Managing legacy medical devices that can no longer be patched
In this Help Net Security interview, Patty Ryan, Senior Director and CISO at QuidelOrtho, discusses how the long lifecycles of medical devices impact cybersecurity in …
Your wearable knows your heartbeat, but who else does?
Smartwatches, glucose sensors, and connected drug-monitoring devices are common in care programs. Remote monitoring helps detect changes early and supports personalized …
Inside healthcare’s quiet cybersecurity breakdown
Hospitals, clinics, and care networks continue to treat cybersecurity as a back-office issue, according to the 2025 Healthcare IT Landscape Report from Omega Systems. Security …
The diagnosis is in: Mobile health apps are bad for your privacy
Sensitive data is moving through Android healthcare apps without adequate protection. Researchers found that many transmit information without encryption, store files without …
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