Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) says that it is struggling to deliver its digital aspirations, owing to a lack of digital staff.
A board paper, published on 6 March 2025, states…
Understanding the Current Healthcare Security Landscape
The healthcare industry faces an unprecedented challenge in managing third-party data breaches, with recent studies revealing alarming statistics about security vulnerabilities. According to comprehensive research by Ponemon Institute and…
Critical Security Vulnerabilities Discovered
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised serious concerns about cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting patient monitors manufactured by Chinese company Contec Medical Systems. These security flaws potentially enable cybercriminals to bypass…
Digital transformation in healthcare is an incredible tool that is actively working to make the lives of patients and staff better every day; especially as more organizations begin to embrace it and expand its…
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There are more than 14,004 unique IP addresses that expose healthcare devices and systems containing sensitive medical data to the public internet, according to a Censys report. The study noted many more devices may…
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After cyberattacks, large healthcare organizations must grapple with system clean-up and data breaches, potentially harming patient care due to service disruptions, exacting costs and garnering regulatory scrutiny on security vulnerabilities. This week we learned that the May…
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While healthcare organizations depend on network-connected devices for patient care and to improve healthcare delivery, cybercriminals have made them an important entry point for attacks, and they are still unprepared for the scope of cyber…
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A web application takes advantage of standards developed for browsers to deliver information to users or other applications. Most of the processing tends to happen remotely, and the user’s browser is used to display…
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The following is a guest article by Nagaraj Kuppuswamy, Co-Founder and CEO at Beaconer
The healthcare industry has become a major target for cybercriminals in recent years. From large hospital networks to small clinics, healthcare…
