The computerization of daily life has evolved from a set of technical decisions to a matter of urgent public policy over the past few decades. The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) recently released two sets…
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Participate in the 2023 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey, where privacy and security experts share insights on staffing challenges, ransomware, AI, and more. HIMSS seeks input from IT and information security leaders to tackle complex…
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The 2023 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey is now live, and is awaiting your responses.HIMSS, parent company of Healthcare IT News, is seeking feedback from IT and information security leaders about their experiences with risk mitigation…
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Blackbaud served 35,000 nonprofit fundraising entities, including many healthcare organizations, when it was infected in 2020 with ransomware and data – personally identifiable information and protected health information like admission and discharge dates and…
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Best Practices for Secure Backups in Healthcare
The following are some strategies healthcare organizations can explore to keep backups secure.
Immutable Storage: Immutable storage means that data cannot be erased except within the data protection solution…
Senator Mark Warner is raising concerns about Google’s AI chatbot, Med-PaLM 2, and its accuracy, ethics, and patient privacy. In a letter to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Warner questions potential flaws and the deployment…
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The following is a guest article by Terry Ray, SVP, Data Security GTM, and Field CTO at Imperva
Despite satisfying regulatory requirements, 93% of healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach within the past three…
The Personal Information Protection Committee, South Korea’s national data protection authority, has probed 17 university hospitals that allegedly allowed nearly 200,000 patient information to get exposed in a leak. WHAT IT’S ABOUT
The PIPC acted on alleged reports…
The digital landscape is ever-evolving, as are the tactics employed by cybercriminals seeking unauthorized access to valuable information held within. In response, organizations across most industries, especially the technology sector, have adopted Multi-Factor Authentication…
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Germany introduced prescription-based mobile health (mHealth) apps in October 2020, becoming the first country to offer them fully reimbursed by health insurance. These regulated apps, known as DiGAs, undergo a rigorous approval process similar…
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