NHS private service provider, the HCRG Care Group, has confirmed that it is investigating a suspected ransomware attack.
The group, previously known as Virgin Care, runs child and family health and social services for the…
Andrew Spier, Vice President of Advanced Cyber Solutions and Commercial Services at Core4ce
Recent and high-profile cyber, ransomware and supply chain attacks on Kaiser Permanente, Ascension, and Change Healthcare have shown how the healthcare industry…
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Dmitry Sotnikov, Chief Product Officer at Cayosoft
It’s well known that ransomware is on the rise across industries. Healthcare organizations experienced more ransomware attacks than any other critical infrastructure sector last year, according to the…
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Healthcare organizations are high-value targets for bad actors due to the nature of the business: the need to provide continuous patient care while protecting patient data. In fact, of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors…
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A specific group of Iranian cyber actors has conducted a high volume of computer network intrusion attempts against U.S. organizations since 2017, and as recently as August, according to a new advisory from the…
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Publicly traded healthcare software vendor Evolent Health is reportedly considering acquisition offers from several private equity firms and insurer Elevance Health.
EVH shares are up 32% in the past year, having risen sharply…
More than 60 core IT systems used within laboratories are being rebuilt following the cyber attack on pathology system provider Synnovis, which disrupted healthcare services in London.
Thousands of operations and appointments have been postponed…
As a starting point to address the high level of cybersecurity crime against the healthcare sector, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies offered strong recommendations for the executive branch, Congress and the healthcare ecosystem….
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A new partnership has been announced that will see Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board, Lichfield District Council and Impera Analytics Ltd collaborate to improve community wellbeing, by sharing anonymised NHS health data.The initiative…
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This year’s HIMSS24 is turning the spotlight to an issue of increasing importance – cybersecurity – with the daylong Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum on Monday, March 11, hosted by Erik Decker, chief information security officer…
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