Small and rural healthcare organizations have to grapple with many challenges that their larger counterparts are often better able to navigate. Not to do so could risk closure. Uncompensated care is a big one, of course….
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Rising Cybersecurity Threats in Healthcare
Healthcare organizations face mounting cybersecurity challenges daily. The sector has become a prime target for cyberattacks, with hospital systems reporting record numbers of data breaches and ransomware incidents in recent…
Cybersecurity: Life-or-Death in Healthcare
One cyberattack can mean the difference between life and death in modern healthcare. Weekly headlines expose the frightening reality that in today’s digitally-driven medical environment, cybersecurity failures directly threaten patients by…
Usman Choudhary, General Manager, VIPRE Security Group
Healthcare organizations remain prime targets for cybercriminals, with email-based attacks evolving in complexity and scale. As cybercriminals become more sophisticated, leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced deception tactics, health…
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The healthcare industry is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the rapid adoption of digital technologies such as electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine and artificial intelligence (AI). While these innovations enhance patient care and…
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Microsoft Partnership Reduces Unauthorized Cobalt Strike Usage by 80%
U.S. software firm Fortra has successfully “seized and sinkholed” over 200 malicious domains through its strategic partnership with Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit and the Health Information…
U.S. software firm Fortra said it has ‘seized and sinkholed’ more than 200 malicious domains and has prevented further exploitation of its Cobalt Strike penetration testing tool by threat actors through its partnership with…
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Threat Intelligence: The Proactive Defense Strategy
In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, healthcare organizations face unprecedented challenges from sophisticated threat actors. Integrating threat intelligence into broader cybersecurity frameworks offers hospitals a critical advantage against cybercriminals,…
Understanding the Current Healthcare Security Landscape
The healthcare industry faces an unprecedented challenge in managing third-party data breaches, with recent studies revealing alarming statistics about security vulnerabilities. According to comprehensive research by Ponemon Institute and…
Critical Security Vulnerabilities Discovered
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised serious concerns about cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting patient monitors manufactured by Chinese company Contec Medical Systems. These security flaws potentially enable cybercriminals to bypass…
