Why Healthcare Systems Are Targeted
Greg Young, vice president of cybersecurity at Trend Micro, says an organization’s biggest vulnerability is simply being in the healthcare industry.
“The amount of key data within these organizations is a…
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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The Security Incident
A phishing attack between April-June 2019 compromised eight employee email accounts at Solara Medical Supplies, exposing sensitive data of 114,000+ individuals.
Impact and Information Exposed
Names
Social Security numbers
Bank details
Patient login credentials
Medical diagnoses
Contact information
Investigation Findings
HHS…
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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What You Should Know:
– Black Kite, a provider of third-party cyber risk intelligence, has released new data revealing a disturbing trend: ransomware groups are disproportionately targeting healthcare organizations.
– The research, conducted by…
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Abu Mirza, global SVP of digital products and engineering at GE HealthCare, sat down with MobiHealthNews during the JPM Healthcare Conference in San Francisco to discuss the company’s use of AI and smart technologies…
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Seoul-based Asan Medical Center (AMC) has been validated for Stage 7 of the new iteration of the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM), a first among hospitals in Asia-Pacific. Revamped a year ago, the INFRAM assesses…
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Seoul-based Asan Medical Center (AMC) has been validated for Stage 7 of the new iteration of the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM), a first among hospitals in Asia-Pacific. The new INFRAM24 assesses a healthcare organisation’s…
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What You Should Know:
– Omega Systems, a provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services, today announced a significant investment from Revelstoke Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on healthcare growth-oriented businesses.
– With Revelstoke’s…
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HEALTHTECH: What trends are you anticipating in 2025?CODE: The industry is frequently talking about analytics, which people are going to be spending more money on. So, you’ll see more of that. Additionally, cybersecurity is always…
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