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The Interlock ransomware group claims to have stolen 940 gigabytes of patient, employee, and corporate data from Kettering Health (OH), which is still working to recover from the May 20 ransomware attack.
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How NetApp Helped a Healthcare Organization Meet Epic Honor Roll Criteria
Across healthcare, organizations are updating backup and storage systems to protect valuable data assets. Indelible backups (or snapshots) are one of the key elements of a backup modernization strategy, as they ensure data cannot…
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Kettering Health says radiation oncology is back online after ransomware attack
Ohio-based Kettering Health announced this past Friday, May 23, that it had stepped up an emergency urgent clinical support line and temporary retail pharmacy contact numbers to ensure care continuity during a system-wide IT outage. The…
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Kettering Health faces a ransomware attack and confirms a scam targeting its patients
Within hours of a cyber incident that disrupted some of its services, Ohio-based Kettering Health said fraudsters were calling its patients and requesting credit card payments for medical expenses.WHY IT MATTERS
A network cyber attack…
The government should invest now in healthcare cybersecurity, says HSCC
Funding shortfalls and workforce shortage leave small, rural and resource-constrained healthcare providers especially vulnerable to ransomware attacks that disrupt care delivery. That’s a reality that cannot be ignored, according to a new report, prepared…
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AI Strengthens Healthcare Cybersecurity Systems
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…
Readers Write: Healthcare Cyber Resilience in 2025: Why “Good” Isn’t Good Enough
Healthcare Cyber Resilience in 2025: Why “Good” Isn’t Good EnoughBy Chad Alessi
Chad Alessi, MS, MBA is managing director of cybersecurity at CTG.
Ninety-two percent of healthcare organizations have experienced at least one cyberattack in the…
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Readers Write: The New Reality of Ransomware: Why Your Epic Environment Needs an Isolated Recovery Plan
The New Reality of Ransomware: Why Your Epic Environment Needs an Isolated Recovery PlanBy Bill Smith
Bill Smith is director of Epic practice at Cordea Consulting.
In early 2024, one of the nation’s largest healthcare payment…
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Implementing this privileged access model is challenging, but worth the effort
Building defenses around the most common ransomware attempts could help prevent attacks. Standing up these defenses can drastically limit potential credential exposures, say healthcare security specialists – but the work involved could represent a…
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Simplifying HIPAA Compliance: How Microsegmentation Can Help
Garrett Weber, Field CTO – Enterprise Security at Akamai Technologies
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, the stakes have never been higher especially for organizations in the healthcare industry. Data breaches and ransomware attacks are not just…
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