Cybersecurity

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 disruptions in service delivery and result in patient harm. Major threats for healthcare organisations include ransomware, breaches caused by cloud vulnerabilities

Image: — © AFP This year was marked with numerous cyberattacks, such as the massive breach at Ticketmaster or the MediSecure data breach. Organizations can probably expect to face the same or similar challenges this year, while other cybersecurity threats will evolve to the next level. In 2024, the average cost of a data breach

Having the blessing and the curse of working in the field of cybersecurity, I often get asked about my thoughts on how that intersects with another popular topic — artificial intelligence (AI). Given the latest headline-grabbing developments in generative AI tools, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Sydney, and image generation tools like Dall-E and Midjourney

CHICAGO – At the HIMSS23 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum on Monday, a leader with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency cited some sobering statistics, noting an 86% increase in cyberattacks against hospitals since 2021, with healthcare reporting more such incidents than any other industry. In response to these escalating threats, the U.S. Department of Health and

One of the most important aspects of running a healthcare provider organization today is cybersecurity. And that is the subject of this latest HIMSSCast podcast. The special guest is Robert Booker, chief strategy officer at the Health Information Trust Alliance, or HITRUST, following his retirement from over 30 years as a cybersecurity leader and technology

Even with the increased visibility of cybersecurity efforts at U.S. health systems – driven, of course, by the increased vulnerability of those organizations to increasingly brazen cybercriminals – information security is often still considered to be an adjunct concern when compared to the main mission of healthcare delivery. But that's not the right mindset, as

The FBI is dealing with another attack on its digital infrastructure, although the severity isn't yet clear. The law enforcement agency tells CNN it has "contained" a recent cybersecurity incident on its network. The bureau isn't commenting on the perpetrator, scope or damage, but says it's gathering "additional information." Sources speaking to CNN claim the

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