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In 2025, patients are in the healthcare cybersecurity crosshairs
In 2025, patients are in the healthcare cybersecurity crosshairs | Healthcare IT News
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Beyond HIPAA Compliance: Why Healthcare Must Mandate Encryption of ePHI Now
Kurt Markley, Managing Director, Americas at Apricorn
Data breaches and ransomware attacks have become a persistent and costly challenge in the healthcare sector. As the Change Healthcare ransomware attack shows us, these threats continue to…
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From Regulation to Resilience: Best Practices for Securing Healthcare Data in an AI Era
These Security Policy Changes Should Be on Health Systems’ Radar
In June, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado introduced the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2025 in the House of Representatives….
Microsoft Enhances Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Program
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) and Microsoft have unveiled significant enhancements to their collaborative Rural Health Resiliency program, marking a major advancement in supporting healthcare facilities serving America’s rural communities. This expanded initiative delivers…
We Can’t Wait for Washington to Act on Healthcare Cybersecurity
Aimee Cardwell, CISO in Residence at Transcend
Over the past few years, I’ve watched as the number of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations across America has continued to trend upwards – undermining patient care and exposing millions of medical…
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Combating the New Face of Healthcare Phishing and Medical Identity Theft
Cindi Carter, Chief Information Security Officer at Check Point Software Technologies
In 2024 alone, more than 276 million patient records were compromised in cyber attacks targeting healthcare organizations, a figure that equates to 758,000 exposed…
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HIStalk Interviews Steve Cagle, Board Advisor, Clearwater
Steve Cagle, MBA was CEO of Clearwater at the time of this interview. He transitioned to board advisor on September 30.
Tell me about yourself and the company.
Clearwater is a healthcare-focused solutions firm…
AI Makes Penetration Testing More Powerful for Healthcare Organizations
“Most of the tactics to compromise those credentials didn’t require Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures,” Antani said of a red team test performed by his company. Twenty percent of the initial credentials the company compromised…
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Beyond the Breach: 10 Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Strengthen Patient Privacy
Heather Arthur, Director of Privacy Strategy at Bluesight
Despite decades of investment in privacy programs, unauthorized access to patient records remains a persistent and costly challenge for healthcare organizations.
Patient privacy breaches cost an average of…
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