Drive security and profitability with a unified identity platform© 2025 HIMSS. All rights reserved. Healthcare organizations’ expanding digital ecosystems bring increased risk for breaches, fraud and ransomware. However, an extensible, unified identity platform can help…
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Danielle Morrison, BSN, RN, National Practice Manager – Healthcare IT Services at All Covered
News headlines tend to focus on big events. Notable examples are the attacks on Change Health and Ascension in 2024. Effects…
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From the ’80s to Now: Ransomware Involves Trust
Healthcare has been a target of ransomware from its start: The first known ransomware attack involved sending a Trojan virus on a floppy disk to AIDS researchers…
Craig Birch, Technology Evangelist & Principal Security Engineer at Cayosoft
In early 2024, the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago faced a catastrophic cyber incident. Between January 26 and 31, attackers infiltrated…
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As always, 2025 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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DXS International which provides healthcare technology for the NHS has disclosed a cyber attack, which has led to data being stolen.
The UK-based company provides software that helps to reduce costs for doctors and primary…
Scott Cooper, VP of Field Engineering at Index Engines
Healthcare organizations face a uniquely challenging compliance landscape. HIPAA requirements mandate robust data protection and breach notification protocols, while simultaneously, the sector has become the most…
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What Is an Isolated Recovery Environment?
As ransomware evolved, traditional backup and disaster recovery wasn’t enough. We know that ransomware is on the rise, with attacks growing year over year, and we don’t see that…
What You Should Know:
– Sophos’s State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2025 report reveals exploited vulnerabilities are now the leading technical cause of attacks (33%).
– The study highlights a sector becoming more resilient to encryption…
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Cyber threat roundup: Akira ransomware, zero-day vulnerabilities and more | Healthcare IT News
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