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6 key elements for building a healthcare cybersecurity response plan

Medical practices remain vulnerable to cyberattacks, with over a third unable to cite a cybersecurity incident response plan, according to Software Advice. This gap exposes …

healthcare cybersecurity
Data loss incidents impact patient care

92% of healthcare organizations experienced at least one cyber attack in the past 12 months, an increase from 88% in 2023, with 69% reporting disruption to patient care as a …

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Cybersecurity is a fundamental component of patient care and safety

Healthcare institutions are custodians of vast repositories of sensitive patient data, encompassing comprehensive health histories, insurance profiles, and billing data. The …

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Insecure file-sharing practices in healthcare put patient privacy at risk

Healthcare organizations continue to put their business and patients at risk of exposing their most sensitive data, according to Metomic. 25% of publicly shared files owned by …

Healthcare
Largest Croatian hospital under cyberattack

The University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb) is under cyberattack that started on Wednesday night, the Croatian Radiotelevision has reported. Because of the attack, the …

healthcare cybersecurity
B+ security rating masks healthcare supply chain risks

While the healthcare sector gets a “B+” security rating for the first half of 2024, it faces a critical vulnerability: supply chain cyber risk, according to SecurityScorecard. …

The White House
Major cybersecurity upgrades announced to safeguard American healthcare

Recent cyberattacks targeting the nation’s healthcare system have demonstrated the vulnerability of hospitals and payment systems. Providers across the health system had to …

Microsoft healthcare
Microsoft launches cybersecurity program to tackle attacks, protect rural hospitals

Microsoft has unveiled a new cybersecurity program to support hospitals serving more than 60 million people living in rural America. In 2023, the healthcare sector reported …

insider threat
Effective GRC programs rely on team collaboration

One in three organizations are not currently able to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risk with their GRC program, nor are they able to ensure compliance with …

healthcare
HHS pledges $50M for autonomous vulnerability management solution for hospitals

As organizations in the healthcare sector continue to be a prime target for ransomware gangs and CISA warns about a vulnerability (CVE-2023-43208) in a healthcare-specific …

healthcare cybersecurity
Ransomware attacks impact 20% of sensitive data in healthcare orgs

Recent cyber incidents demonstrate the healthcare industry continues to be a prime target for ransomware hackers, according to Rubrik. New research by Rubrik Zero Labs reveals …

Assaf Mischari
Overcoming GenAI challenges in healthcare cybersecurity

In this Help Net Security interview, Assaf Mischari, Managing Partner, Team8 Health, discusses the risks associated with GenAI healthcare innovations and their impact on …

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