Introduction: The Critical Role of Wireless Infrastructure
In today’s healthcare landscape, wireless connectivity has evolved from basic infrastructure into a fundamental enabler of quality patient care. Modern medical facilities depend on reliable, high-performance networks to…
Survey Reveals Widespread Security Vulnerabilities
Small healthcare practices across the United States are unknowingly exposing themselves to devastating cyberattacks and serious federal compliance violations, according to alarming findings from a comprehensive survey conducted by Paubox,…
Ransomware Attack Overview
Kettering Health, a prominent 14-hospital healthcare system serving Ohio communities, has fallen victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack that compromised sensitive patient information. The cyberattack, which occurred earlier this year, has raised…
Groundbreaking Health Data Partnership
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a collaborative partnership to develop a comprehensive “real-world data platform” focused on autism research. This…
Critical Cyber Protection Strategies
Healthcare organizations face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges today. From resource constraints to expanding attack surfaces, these institutions require robust defenses against increasingly sophisticated threats. According to Errol Weiss, chief security officer at…
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…
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,…
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…
The Current State of Healthcare Data Privacy
The Sequoia Project’s Privacy and Consent Workgroup has conducted an extensive review of existing consent models and frameworks. Their goal: achieving “computable consent” – an automated system where…
