Healthcare
The Healthcare Breach Report: Breaches on the Upsurge
This post was originally published by Juan Lugo. The vast majority of healthcare organizations utilize and store protected health information (PHI), which is composed of patients’ sensitive information. HIPAA, the privacy rule that classifies PHI, describes protected health information as medical history, Social Security numbers, personal financial data, and more. Read more here:https://www.bitglass.com/blog/the-2020-healthcare-breach-report Photo:www.csoonline.com
Bitglass Security Spotlight: Healthcare Burglary Results in Data Breach Affecting Over 654,000 Members
This post was originally published by Juan Lugo. As cloud adoption continues to increase exponentially across all industries, data breaches have been, by large, the result of hacking and IT incidents. However, there are still a few data breaches each year that arise from loss or theft, and that is exactly what occurred to medical transportation vendor, GridWorks. […]
More than 67 percent of healthcare organizations in the UK hit by a cyberattack
A survey conducted by a data security provider named Clearswift in the UK suggests that more than 67% of healthcare organizations were hit by a cyberattack last year most of which includes malware attacks, virus infection propagation through USB sticks and employees sharing data with unauthorized resources. Clearswift’s security survey suggests that 37% of respondents […]
Ransomware attack forces New Jersey healthcare to pay ransom to hackers
New Jersey-based healthcare system named Hackensack Meridian Health is reported to have paid a ransom to hackers to free up their database from the ransomware attack it encountered on December 4th,2019. Â Highly placed sources report that the healthcare system dared to bow down to the demands of the hackers due to the health insurance […]
CYBER THREATS TO HEALTHCARE ON THE RISE
This post was originally published by (ISC)² Management. Hospitals are set up to fight infections, but not necessarily the kind that has been plaguing healthcare institutions lately – malware. A new report estimates that cyber threats against healthcare targets increased 60% since January, surpassing the total number of threats identified in all of 2018. Read […]
CYBER THREATS TO HEALTHCARE ON THE RISE
This post was originally published by (ISC)² Management. Hospitals are set up to fight infections, but not necessarily the kind that has been plaguing healthcare institutions lately – malware. A new report estimates that cyber threats against healthcare targets increased 60% since January, surpassing the total number of threats identified in all of 2018. Read […]
Ransomware now leads to Heart Attacks
A recent study made by a team of independent security researchers has determined that ransomware infections spread to hospital networks are leading to increased death rates among patients with heart issues. The study also claims that the malware attacks have also lead to heart attacks among patients due to a digital delay in remediation. After […]
FILLING THE NEED OF HEALTHCARE CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS REQUIRES COLLABORATION
This post was originally published by (ISC)² Management. It is widely known within the cybersecurity field that there is a severe talent shortage. Organizations across all industries are facing major challenges in staffing their security teams to protect themselves from cyber threats. Healthcare, along with finance and retail, is one of the most commonly-targeted industries […]
Ransomware attack on SIX healthcare providers
In the past week, over 5 US-based healthcare services providers have reported ransomware attacks on their digital assets and the details of the incidents are as follows- 1) First, it was Ohio based N.E.O Urology services provider which reported about a ransomware attack on its digital assets. Now the news is out that the IT […]
Healthcare organizations should look into these Cloud Security measures
As more and more healthcare organizations are embracing cloud to reap in benefits, storing sensitive data on those platforms is also becoming a bit of concern to many. Although, the HIPAA has established certain standards to protect Personal Health Information (PHI) on cloud platforms not many seem to be taking them seriously. So, as the […]
