Episource, which develops analytics tools for healthcare providers, said it has begun informing patient victims of a health data breach as a result of a ransomware attack in February. Customer Sharp Healthcare and Sharp Community…
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New warnings from the American Hospital Association and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency detail a shift in tactics by Play, a ransomware group that uses a double-layered extortion model to encrypt systems and…
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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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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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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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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…
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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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…
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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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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