Fake voicemail notifications are after Office365, Outlook credentials
A phishing campaign using fake voicemail notifications has been and is still targeting various US-based organizations, in an attempt to grab employees’ Office365 and …
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Which stolen data are ransomware gangs most likely to disclose?
If your organization gets hit by a ransomware gang that has also managed to steal company data before hitting the “encrypt” button, which types of data are more …
Healthcare is most likely to pay the ransom
Sophos has published a sectoral survey report which reveals a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organizations surveyed in the healthcare sector. In 2021, 66% of …
Why you should worry about medical ID theft
In this interview with Help Net Security, Paige Hanson, Chief of Cyber Safety Education at NortonLifeLock, talks about the risks posed by medical ID theft, the repercussions …
Best practices for healthcare delivery organizations to manage supply chain cybersecurity risks
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released a paper titled Healthcare Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risk Management. Drafted by the Health Information Management Working Group, …
Shrinking healthcare cybersecurity gaps between hospitals and manufacturers
The relationship between medical device manufacturers (MDMs) and healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) has always been challenged by a lack of good communication, mostly to …
Is that health app safe to use? A new framework aims to provide an answer
A new framework for assessing the privacy, technical security, usability and clinical assurance and safety of digital health technologies has been created by the American …
A checklist to help healthcare organizations respond to a serious cyberattack
How should organizations in the healthcare sector respond to outage due to a serious cyberattack? The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council’s (HSCC) …
Medical device cybersecurity: What to expect in 2022?
Cybellum released a survey report about medical device cybersecurity, along with trends and predictions for 2022. Medical device cybersecurity has become an extremely complex …
Lack of data readiness threatens digital transformation in healthcare
A majority of healthcare leaders have established digital transformation as a top priority spurred by the pandemic, yet they’re facing a chronic, underlying challenge that’s …
49% of small medical practices don’t have a cyberattack response plan
Sophisticated cyberattacks are crippling healthcare providers by posing a threat to core functions and patient privacy, according to Software Advice survey. Findings reveal …
Deploying pseudonymization techniques to protect health data
A report of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) explores how pseudonymization techniques can help increase the protection of health data. The healthcare sector …