LAS VEGAS – At the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition here, Jon Moore, chief risk officer and senior vice president of consulting services and client success at Clearwater Security and Compliance, and Michael Gross, manager…
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Russell Teague, CISO at Fortified Health Security
Last year, the Change Healthcare mega-breach sent shockwaves through the industry because it was the largest data breach in U.S. history. There will undoubtedly be surprises like that…
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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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NHS private service provider, the HCRG Care Group, has confirmed that it is investigating a suspected ransomware attack.
The group, previously known as Virgin Care, runs child and family health and social services for the…
With the increasing digital transformation of healthcare and improvements in the quality of data, IT systems in healthcare are becoming an increasingly attractive target for malicious actors. A cyberattack can cripple an institution, cause…
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It’s been nearly one year since reports started emerging that Change Healthcare, the enormous clearinghouse, was experiencing a significant cyberattack.The company – which processes claims for hundreds of thousands of physicians, pharmacies and others,…
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A cyber attack has forced a US non-profit blood donor centre to postpone appointments despite declaring blood shortages just one week earlier.
New York Blood Center Enterprises announced that it had “identified suspicious activity” affecting…
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…
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UnitedHealth Group increases its estimate of individuals impacted by a February 2024 ransomware attack on its Change Healthcare division from 100 million to 190 million, affecting nearly half of all Americans.
The company…
Why Healthcare Systems Are Targeted
Greg Young, vice president of cybersecurity at Trend Micro, says an organization’s biggest vulnerability is simply being in the healthcare industry.
“The amount of key data within these organizations is a…
