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Escalating Cyberattacks on Healthcare Organizations Highlight Need for Security Interventions

by Nile
February 15, 2021

Michelle Drolet, CEO of Towerwall, Healthcare organizations have faced continual stress from heavy COVID-19 caseloads in 2020. Cyberattacks on their information networks also loomed as a serious threat, and the pressure to protect data is expected to grow this year, as more criminals target healthcare… Read More »Escalating Cyberattacks on Healthcare Organizations Highlight Need for Security Interventions

Death by Ransomware: Poor Healthcare Cybersecurity

by Nile
January 5, 2021

Babur Khan, Technical Marketing Engineer at A10 Networks If hackers attack your organization and you’re in an industry such as financial services, engineering, or manufacturing your risks are mostly monetary. But when it comes to healthcare cybersecurity, not only is there significant financial jeopardy, people’s… Read More »Death by Ransomware: Poor Healthcare Cybersecurity

Information of nearly half a million Aetna members exposed in email hack

by Nile
December 28, 2020

An email hacking incident exposed the information of close to 500,000 Aetna health plan members, the payer reported to HHS last week. The incident occurred when an unauthorized person gained access to an email account of Aetna’s vision benefit services provider.

COVID-19 Exposed The True Vulnerability of Healthcare Infrastructure

by Nile
December 21, 2020

Martyn Crew, Director of Solutions Marketing at Gigamon In 2019, 41 million patient records breached in 572 reported incidents at an average cost of $1.8 million per breach. These statistics are far from surprising with healthcare records selling for a reported average of $45 on… Read More »COVID-19 Exposed The True Vulnerability of Healthcare Infrastructure

How Hackers Are Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Chain – Q/A

by Nile
December 16, 2020

With the US and other major countries poised to begin national distribution of multiple FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines, the cybersecurity threats to secure COVID19 vaccine distribution is imminent. Earlier this month, IBM released a report on malicious cyber actors targeting the COVID-19 cold chain—an integral part… Read More »How Hackers Are Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Chain – Q/A

Phishing attacks most common cybersecurity incident at US healthcare organizations

by Nile
November 23, 2020

A survey of healthcare cybersecurity professionals by HIMSS details the most common types of cyber attacks, it’s impact on patient care as well as solutions hospitals and health systems have implemented to prevent falling prey to this type of criminal activity.

5 ways U.S. hospitals can protect against ‘imminent’ ransomware threat

by Nile
October 29, 2020

The FBI, along with two other federal agencies, released a joint advisory warning that the U.S. healthcare system is the target of a concerted ransomware attack. Cybersecurity experts are urging healthcare organizations to shore up their IT networks and remain vigilant.

New Attacks, Regulations, and Stakes Call for New Security Strategies

by Nile
August 17, 2020

Tim Callan, Senior Fellow, Sectigo The amount of data generated by the healthcare industry is staggering—and constantly increasing. Healthcare data encompasses the personal information of patients, doctors, nurses, and administrators. It includes diagnostic information, test results, ultrasound images, x-ray images, and of course insurance and… Read More »New Attacks, Regulations, and Stakes Call for New Security Strategies

5 Critical Considerations for Patient Privacy in Telehealth

by Nile
July 30, 2020

Sachin Nayyar, CEO at Securonix The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous ripple effect across all industries, with one of the most impacted being healthcare. Providers have had to quickly adapt to supporting patients ‘virtually’ in a secure manner, while simultaneously developing procedures to support… Read More »5 Critical Considerations for Patient Privacy in Telehealth

Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the COVID-19 Era

by Nile
July 23, 2020

Healthcare IT consultants’ work involving health records may expose them – and their provider and payer clients – to regulatory, legal, financial, and reputational risk. These risks are potentially higher in the COVID-19 era, with many of their employees working from home and accessing sensitive… Read More »Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the COVID-19 Era