Phillips plugs security flaws in e-Alert tool
Dutch tech company Phillips has fixed several serious security flaws in Philips e-Alert, a tool that helps magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems work as intended. About …
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Healthcare CISOs: Manage infosec risks and safeguard patient safety
Prominent CISOs from leading health systems and providers throughout the country have come together to establish the Provider Third Party Risk Management Council to develop, …
Old “Misfortune Cookie” flaw opens medical gateway and devices to attack
A vulnerability in Qualcomm Life Capsule Datacaptor Terminal Server (DTS) can be easily exploited to allow attackers to execute unauthorized code to obtain administrator-level …
Analysis: Reported data breaches in Australia
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published the first full quarter report on data breaches that fall under Notifiable Data Breaches scheme and, …
Securing healthcare organizations: The challenges CISOs face
Healthcare organizations are ideal targets for criminals looking to steal personal and other sensitive information, as the industry is lagging behind when it comes to …
Hackers stole personal, medication data of a quarter of Singaporeans
Hackers have breached Singapore’s health service and have stolen personal information of some 1.5 million patients. They have also compromised outpatient medication data …
Innovation in healthcare: A hacker’s dream and CISO’s nightmare?
It’s hard not to be excited about artificial intelligence and machine learning in pure technology terms, but applying these innovations to the healthcare sector has the …
1 in 10 healthcare organizations paid a ransom within the last year
More than one in three healthcare organizations have suffered a cyberattack within the last year, while almost one in 10 have paid a ransom or extortion fee, according to …
Rising concerns about managing risk and proving compliance in the medical device industry
Perforce Software released the results of a global survey of medical device professionals. Key findings show increased concerns for mitigating risk and proving compliance …
Orangeworm hackers target healthcare corporations
A hacking group dubbed Orangeworm has been targeting, either directly or indirectly, international corporations operating within the healthcare sector, Symantec researchers …
