HEALTHTECH: How have conversations around healthcare cybersecurity changed over the years? What will be a hallmark for conversations this year?WOLF: In years past, cybersecurity fell into multiple buckets or isolated events. Some organizations were…
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Rising Threat Landscape
Healthcare organizations have emerged as prime targets for ransomware attacks, moving from seventh to third place in cyber threat rankings between 2023 and 2024. Black Kite’s research reveals a stark 32% increase…
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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Among myriad acronyms in the healthcare industry, HIPAA is one of the most referenced.
At the end of last year, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed major updates to this law — named…
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Ransomware attacks are having a severe impact on U.S. healthcare organizations, with an alarming escalation in incidents and their consequences, according to a Comparitech report.The study found that since 2018, 654 ransomware attacks have…
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As always, 2024 was an eventful year for healthcare information technology. Cybersecurity continued to be a major challenge, with some major healthcare entities suffering ransomware attacks. Artificial intelligence continued to mature, with advances in…
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Healthcare organizations in the U.S. lose an average of $1.9 million during each day of downtime following a ransomware attack, according to new research from software company Comparitech.
A ransomware attack is a major headache…
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More than 250 hospitals were targeted by ransomware attacks in 2023, the office of Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, notes – representing a 128% increase compared to the previous year.As has been shown over and…
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Anand Naik- CEO & Co-Founder at Sequretek
The healthcare industry has long been built on the promise of providing uninterrupted care across a vast and interconnected ecosystem. However, in recent years, the sector has faced…
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Andrew Spier, Vice President of Advanced Cyber Solutions and Commercial Services at Core4ce
Recent and high-profile cyber, ransomware and supply chain attacks on Kaiser Permanente, Ascension, and Change Healthcare have shown how the healthcare industry…
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