The business world was roiled earlier this year when a finance worker in Hong Kong was duped into handing over $25.6 million (200 million Hong Kong Dollars) after he joined a video call that…
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The February cyberattack against the Change Healthcare clearinghouse not only compromised patient data but left health care providers in a financial crisis. Within 48 hours of the attack, another clearinghouse called Availity set up a…
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The February cyberattack against the Change Healthcare clearinghouse not only compromised patient data but left health care providers in a financial crisis. Within 48 hours of the attack, another clearinghouse called Availity set up a…
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Kevin Kirkwood, CISO at Exabeam
Almost weekly, we see headlines about cyber incidents disrupting patient care, compromising patient privacy, or both. The growing interconnectedness of the healthcare ecosystem, combined with heavy reliance on third-party providers,…
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The following is a guest article by Matt Murren, Co-Founder and CEO at True North
Modern healthcare groups depend on dozens of vendors, from EHR and other software companies to imaging services and medical device…
Oren Koren, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Veriti
Billions in payments disrupted. Patient care stalled. Personal data of one in three Americans exposed. The February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, didn’t…
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The following is a guest article by Martha George, Compliance Leader at Vimly Benefit Solutions
American businesses are no stranger to cyberattacks, with notable breaches causing significant disruptions across various industries, including healthcare conglomerates like…
According to a 2023 report by the US Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, the number of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector doubled in 2023 from the year prior. So far in 2024 that accelerated…
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Creating new opportunities for patients in their day-to-day lives can help improve health outcomes, says Brian Pieninck, president and chief executive officer of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of the Mid-Atlantic.To address the “inextricable link” between…
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Mike Harris, Sr. Manager of Business Development for ELATEC Inc.
In February 2024, the Change Healthcare ransomware attack shut down healthcare billing and authorization systems for providers across the nation, substantially impacting business systems, finances…
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