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Keeping Telehealth in Great (Security) Shape

by Mattias Fridström, Chief Evangelist at Arelion 11/22/2022 Leave a Comment

Keeping Telehealth in Great (Security) Shape

COVID-19 turned telehealth into a household term, transforming the services that healthcare providers can offer patients. Thanks to advancements in connectivity, global experts in rare procedures and conditions can connect virtually to share knowledge with local medical practitioners and surgeons – and can conduct remote consultations in the comfort and privacy of patients’ homes worldwide. Telehealth is still viable and very important to connect patients to healthcare providers, even as the
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Cybercriminals Use Bots to Steal Active Pharmacy Accounts and Resell Prescriptions

by Syed Hamza Sohail 08/10/2022 Leave a Comment

Cybercriminals Use Bots to Steal Active Pharmacy Accounts and Resell Prescriptions

What You Should Know: - Cybercriminals are leveraging illegal bots to steal pharmacy accounts and resell prescriptions on a secondary market for in-demand substances, like Oxycodone, according to recent research from Kasada’s threat intelligence team. has recently shared research by its threat intelligence team about a new, illegal use of bots -. - Researchers have also identified an acceleration in this activity: over the past 60 days, the number of stolen pharmacy accounts available
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Defining Cyber Immunity: A Solution to Cyberattacks

by Arti Raman, CEO and Founder of Titaniam 07/12/2022 Leave a Comment

Defining Cyber Immunity: A Solution to Cyberattacks

In recent years, the world has become aware of the effects and nature of a far-reaching virus. Biologically, a virus is something that inserts itself into the body and can replicate itself enough to infect the host. While this is true for living things, technology can also be exposed to viruses. – codes that can replicate themselves using different methodologies with the ultimate goal to destroy data, hold it for ransom, or breach security. By some counts, there are more than 2,200
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Is Telehealth Healthcare’s Biggest Cyber Threat?

by Mike Wilkes, Chief Information Security Officer, SecurityScorecard 06/08/2022 Leave a Comment

Is Telehealth Healthcare’s Biggest Cyber Threat?

It’s time to get used to seeing your doctor from a digital screen, as virtual care is projected to expand well into the future. And while telehealth technology has proven to be highly beneficial in supporting the shift to virtual healthcare, it has also introduced a host of new vulnerabilities and opportunities for security breaches. Cybercriminals have always preyed on the healthcare industry, but with this virtual transition, the substantial increase in connectivity and network exposure has
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What Healthcare Leaders Need to Do Now About Ransomware

by Aaron Biehl, SVP, Meriplex 03/21/2022 Leave a Comment

What Healthcare Leaders Need to Do Now About Ransomware

If ransomware is not a topic of conversation around any healthcare organization’s boardroom table, directors and senior executives may be exposing the organization (and themselves) to considerable risk. Here’s a guide to ransomware trends for 2022 and steps healthcare leaders can take to help protect their organizations. Ransomware trends in 2022 The risk of a ransomware attack in 2022 is substantial, with gangs specializing in targeting the healthcare sector. Last year saw dozens of
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Talking about Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Medical Devices Shouldn’t be Taboo

by Nastassia Tamari, Director of Information Security Operations for BD 05/17/2021 Leave a Comment

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

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. If that’s the case, shouldn’t we be seeing more vulnerability disclosures related to medical devices?  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
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Former Hospital CIO Finds 177% Increase as Hackers Breached 21.3M Healthcare Records in 2H of 2020

by Jasmine Pennic 02/15/2021 Leave a Comment

Former Hospital CIO Finds 177% Increase as Hackers Breached 21.3M Healthcare Records in 2H of 2020

What You Should Know: - As the fallout of COVID-19 continues to plague healthcare systems and hospitals, cybercriminals took a notable interest in these entities through malicious hacking incidents in the second half of 2020.  In a new CI report released, Drex DeFord, former CIO at Scripps Health., Seattle Children's, Steward Healthcare, and strategic healthcare executive for CI Security, found that in the second half of the year, more than 21.3 million records were breached, an
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Escalating Cyberattacks on Healthcare Organizations Highlight Need for Security Interventions

by Michelle Drolet, CEO of Towerwall 02/15/2021 Leave a Comment

Escalating Cyberattacks on Healthcare Organizations Highlight Need for Security Interventions

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 a regulatory prerequisite for healthcare organizations. But increasingly, cybercriminals see profit potential in attacking and crippling their networks,
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30 Executives Share Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2021

by Fred Pennic 12/30/2020 Leave a Comment

30 Executives Share Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2021

As we close out the year, we asked several healthcare executives to share their predictions and trends for 2021. Kimberly Powell, Vice President & General Manager, NVIDIA Healthcare Federated Learning: The clinical community will increase their use of federated learning approaches to build robust AI models across various institutions, geographies, patient demographics, and medical scanners. The sensitivity and selectivity of these models are outperforming AI models
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COVID-19 Exposed The True Vulnerability of Healthcare Infrastructure

by Martyn Crew, Director of Solutions Marketing at Gigamon 12/21/2020 Leave a Comment

How COVID-19 Exposed The True Vulnerability of Healthcare Infrastructure

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 as COVID-19 exposed the true vulnerability of the healthcare infrastructure. Organizations not only had to manage the medical and financial impacts of the pandemic but also the security risks inherent in the
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