healthcare
Vulnerabilities allow attackers to take over infusion pumps
Two vulnerabilities in Windows CE-powered Alaris Gateway Workstations (AWGs), which provide support for widely used infusion pumps, could allow remote attackers to disable the …
Healthcare executives need to make cybersecurity a business priority
Risks associated with Internet of Things, medical devices, third-party vendors, and program management are top of mind for healthcare executives, according to a CynergisTek’s …
Nearly 12 million Quest Diagnostics patients affected by data breach
Quest Diagnostics, a US-based company that offers medical testing services, has announced that a third-party billing collections company they use has been hit by a data …
Analysis of device data shines a light on cybersecurity risks in healthcare
The convergence of IT, IoT and OT makes it more difficult for the healthcare industry to manage a wide array of hard-to-control network security risks. IoT and OT devices are …
Healthcare IT pros now confident in their cyber attack response ability
Almost two years since the ransomware attack that brought the NHS (National Health Service) to a halt, healthcare IT professionals feel more confident in their ability to …
Is curiosity killing patient privacy?
The digitization of healthcare is changing the face of fraud. With the growth of electronic health records (EHRs), online patient portals and virtual clinics, a wealth of …
Hacking our way into cybersecurity for medical devices
Hospitals are filled with machines connected to the internet. With a combination of both wired and wireless connectivity, knowing and managing which devices are connected has …
Legacy infrastructures and unmanaged devices top security risks in the healthcare industry
The proliferation of healthcare IoT devices, along with unpartitioned networks, insufficient access controls and the reliance on legacy systems, has exposed a vulnerable …
Which organizations place a premium on security and privacy?
70 percent of websites qualified for the 2018 Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll, the highest proportion ever, and up from 52 percent in 2017, driven primarily by improvements …
Healthcare orgs have to achieve true cybersecurity, not only compliance
How many organizations in the healthcare sector are conforming with the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity …
Hacking healthcare: A call for infosec researchers to probe biomedical devices
It is a brave new connected world out there and there is no shortage of cybersecurity risks associated with everything we do. We can’t even be sure that the technologies …
How susceptible are hospital employees to phishing attacks?
Cybersecurity threats are a rising problem in society, especially for healthcare organizations. Successful attacks can jeopardize not only patient data but also patient care, …