Liz Kendall, science secretary (Credit: Alecsandra Dragoi / Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
New laws have been introduced in Parliament to help protect the NHS and other sectors from the threat of cyber…
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Pathology supplier Synnovis is contacting NHS organisations which had data stolen and published online following a major cyber attack last year.
The ransomware attack on 4 June 2024, which led to a patient death, caused widespread…
Vice President of IT and Chief Compliance Officer Michael Gray also emphasized the importance of updating knowledge about different cyberattacks. Five or six years ago, he noted, only a few hands would shoot up…
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Overview of the Veradigm Security Incident
Three major health systems have reportedly fallen victim to a significant cybersecurity breach involving Veradigm, a prominent electronic health record (EHR) vendor formerly operating under the name Allscripts. According…
Saif Abed, founding partner and director of cyber security advisory services at The AbedGraham Group (Credit: Jordan Sollof)
A cyber security expert has called for a public inquiry into the Synnovis ransomware attack which…
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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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Understanding the LockBit 5.0 Threat
The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing critical threat intelligence across the healthcare sector, issued a high-priority security alert on October 1 regarding…
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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Over the past five years, around 51% of IT leaders across industries say that their organization has experienced a data breach costing at least $1 million, according to the 2024 CDW Cybersecurity Research Report.
In…
Rob Stuart, CEO, Claim.MD
When a major healthcare payment processor was hit by a ransomware attack in early 2024, medical practices across the country were thrown into chaos. Routine billing processes, like eligibility checks, claims…
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