What You Should Know:
– Imprivata, a digital identity company, today released a new global research report conducted in collaboration with the Ponemon Institute. The report, titled “The State of Third-Party Access in Cybersecurity,” reveals…
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With the increasing digital transformation of healthcare and improvements in the quality of data, IT systems in healthcare are becoming an increasingly attractive target for malicious actors. A cyberattack can cripple an institution, cause…
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It’s been nearly one year since reports started emerging that Change Healthcare, the enormous clearinghouse, was experiencing a significant cyberattack.The company – which processes claims for hundreds of thousands of physicians, pharmacies and others,…
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When critical radiology systems are down due to a cyberattack or a maintenance issue, the impact on patient care can be immediate and significant.In this interview, Dr. Raj Chopra, Chief Medical Officer at Merge…
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Top News
UnitedHealth Group increases its estimate of individuals impacted by a February 2024 ransomware attack on its Change Healthcare division from 100 million to 190 million, affecting nearly half of all Americans.
The company…
Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations continue to soar. According to IT Governance USA, the healthcare sector reported 280 cyber incidents as of June 2024. At the halfway point of 2024, that figure represented 24% of…
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Cybercriminals remain a major threat in the healthcare sector — with the vast majority of healthcare organizations reporting spotting a cyberattack and suffering financial consequences as a result in the past 12 months, according…
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Healthcare organizations in the U.S. lose an average of $1.9 million during each day of downtime following a ransomware attack, according to new research from software company Comparitech.
A ransomware attack is a major headache…
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A cyberattack on May 8 against healthcare giant Ascension resulted in the medical data of 5.6 million customers being exposed, according to a filing with the Maine attorney general’s office published on December 20.WHY…
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The cyberattack that Ascension suffered in May resulted in the exposure of 5.6 million patients’ personal and health information, according to a recent breach notification filed with the Maine Attorney General.
The health system is…
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