Category: Phishing

Talking about Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Medical Devices Shouldn’t be Taboo

Cybercriminals, cybersecurity, FDA, Health IT, HIT, Medical Device, Medical Devices, medical technology, Opinion, Patient Care, Phishing, public health, risk / May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021

Nastassia Tamari, Director of Information Security Operations for BD According to the National Vulnerability Database, 18,353 vulnerabilities were reported in 2020. That’s nearly three times the volume of vulnerabilities reported five years ago, and higher than any year in the previous two decades. Given the rise in connected devices, this increase is not entirely unexpected. …

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Escalating Cyberattacks on Healthcare Organizations Highlight Need for Security Interventions

Cybercriminals, cybersecurity, Department of Health and Human Services, Emulate, Health and Human Services, Health IT, healthcare it, Healthcare IT Security, hipaa, HIT, Information Blocking, Malware, Microsoft, Opinion, Patient Care, Patient Monitoring, Phishing, Ransomware Attacks, remote patient monitoring, risk, Security Breaches, Telehealth, Telehealth Services / February 15, 2021 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 providers. Protecting patient data from unauthorized access has long been …

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Death by Ransomware: Poor Healthcare Cybersecurity

cybersecurity, Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, Healthcare Ransomware, intel, Malware, medication, Opinion, Patient Medication, Phishing, risk, Security Breaches, University Hospital / January 5, 2021 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 health and wellbeing are also at risk so the stakes …

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

addresses, Aetna, Daily, email, EyeMed, hack, Health IT, information, names, News, Payers, Phishing, Social Security Numbers, SYN, Top Story / December 28, 2020 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

Augmented Reality, behavior, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Cybercriminals, Malware, model, Opinion, Patient Care, Patient Monitoring, Phishing, Ransomware Attacks, remote patient monitoring, risk, Telehealth / December 21, 2020 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 the dark web. Unfortunately, the year 2020 aggravated these issues …

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

Coronavirus (COVID-19), Cybercriminals, cybersecurity, digital health, FDA, healthcare delivery, IBM, Interviews, Life Sciences, Phishing / December 16, 2020 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 of delivering and storing a vaccine at safe temperatures. Impersonating …

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Phishing attacks most common cybersecurity incident at US healthcare organizations

attacks, cybersecurity, Daily, Health IT, himss, hospitals, News, Phishing, ransomware, Survey, SYN, Top Story / November 23, 2020 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

cyberattack, cybersecurity, Daily, FBI, Health IT, hospitals, News, Phishing, ransomware, SYN, Top Story / October 29, 2020 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

Anthem, cloud, Facebook, Healthcare Data, Healthcare Data Breach, hipaa, honor, integrity, Medical Device, Medical Devices, Opinion, Patient Care, PHI, Phishing, Ultrasound / August 17, 2020 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 financial information. With so much sensitive patient information there for …

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5 Critical Considerations for Patient Privacy in Telehealth

behavior, Box, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, GDPR, healthcare security, healthcare security and privacy, hipaa, hitech, HITRUST, Machine Learning, medical records, Opinion, Patient Privacy, Phishing, risk, Telehealth / July 30, 2020 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 accurate reporting to government organizations. These changes have placed added …

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Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the COVID-19 Era

cloud, Coronavirus (COVID-19), cybersecurity, Health IT, healthcare it, HHS, hipaa, integrity, Malware, Opinion, Phishing, risk / July 23, 2020 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 records and networks from remote locations. According to the US …

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