Two rural Catholic hospitals in Illinois, St. Margaret’s Health in Peru and Spring Valley are closing due to a 2021 cyberattack, staffing shortages, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure is the first to be…
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By Jill McKeon
June 07, 2023 – Just like in years past threat actors are leveraging ransomware, social engineering, denial of service, and basic web application attacks to disrupt operations and compromise data with great success….
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2. Using Managed Services to Combat Staff ShortagesAs rural, independent and community hospitals assess their IT infrastructure, execute cost-saving measures, and consider new solutions and strategies, it’s important to keep cybersecurity top of mind….
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Bryan Smith, Chief Technology Officer, RiskLensIn 2020, the Dental Care Alliance (DCA) experienced a significant cyberattack on its systems, which lasted approximately an entire month. This gave the threat actor an extended period to…
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By Jill McKeon
May 05, 2023 – Tennessee-based Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter (MMC) is actively recovering a “sophisticated criminal cyberattack” that it suffered on April 22, its website states.
In response to the attack, MMC immediately…
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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3), which was created by the Department of Health and Human Services, is sounding the alarm on two ransomware groups that are actively targeting the healthcare sector: Cl0p…
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By Sarai Rodriguez March 15, 2023 – Healthcare providers face a heightened risk of data exfiltration, according to a recent HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) brief that delves into the…
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Andrew Brooks, M.D., Co-Founder and CMO at TigerConnectThe world we live in is becoming increasingly integrated, and as it does, the amount of data also increases. It is estimated that 2.5 quintillion bytes –…
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In an industry entrusted with valuable personal health information, healthcare organizations have long worked to stay ahead of cybersecurity threats. But as these threats accelerate and evolve, healthcare organizations and companies need to take…
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