IT leaders in healthcare are no strangers to pressure. They are expected to safeguard sensitive patient data, maintain compliance, and ensure teams have the technology needed to support clinical operations amid shrinking budgets and rising cyber risks. Cybercriminals know this, and they’re exploiting it.
The U.S. remains the top targeted region for ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations. The wealth of sensitive data and life-or-death stakes make these organizations more likely
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Emerging Cyber Threats to AI-Based Diagnostics and Clinical Decision Support Tools
As hyperbolic words go, transformation ranks near the top of the list. Yet, when something is truly transformative, it’s undeniable. And that is exactly what we have been witnessing with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the healthcare industry; a true digital transformation revolution.
With the AI healthcare market valued at $26.69 billion in 2024, and projected to reach $613.81 billion by 2034, this transformation is not only reducing operational friction in
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The AI Dilemma—A New Arms Race in Healthcare Cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence is becoming healthcare’s greatest disruptor. AI is improving how we optimize diagnostics, personalize care, and automate administrative tasks at a scale never seen before. But while hospitals and healthcare organizations rush to harness AI’s potential, cybercriminals are doing the same to exploit its weaknesses.
The result is a new kind of arms race. How can healthcare leaders harness AI to improve patient care before attackers weaponize it to launch cyberattacks
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Healthcare’s Cybersecurity Overhaul: Navigating the New Federal Security Standards for Hospitals
As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, proposed updates to federal healthcare cybersecurity standards have reignited debate across the industry. Introduced in December 2024, these regulations represent the first significant update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) Security Rule, aiming to address the advent of AI, quantum computing and virtual reality. These changes mandate that HIPAA-covered entities encrypt data, implement multifactor
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Lessons Learned from The Change Healthcare Cyberattack, One Year Later
Just over a year ago, Change Healthcare was the target of the largest medical data breach in U.S. history. The cyberattack impacted over 190 million people in the U.S. and halted the healthcare technology company’s systems, causing months of outages.
Change Healthcare provides solutions and services to hundreds of thousands of healthcare providers nationwide and processes billions of transactions each year. This attack had a massive ripple effect, preventing transactions, payments, and
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Healthcare Cybersecurity a Low Priority Despite Growing Threats Impacting Patient Safety, Omega Systems Finds
What You Should Know:
- Despite the escalating frequency and severity of healthcare cyberattacks, cybersecurity remains a surprisingly low priority for many industry leaders, potentially jeopardizing patient care and safety.
- This is a key finding from the "2025 Healthcare IT Landscape Report" released today by Omega Systems, a provider of managed IT and security services. The report, based on an April 2025 survey of 250 U.S. healthcare business leaders, reveals a critical
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Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study 2025: Key Findings
What You Should Know:
- A recent report KLAS report has shed light on the ongoing cybersecurity challenges facing the healthcare industry, emphasizing the ripple effects of breaches like the 2024 Change Healthcare incident.
- The new KLAS study, the "Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study 2025," has analyzed the self-reported cybersecurity practices of 69 healthcare and payer organizations, revealing both progress and persistent vulnerabilities in the industry.
- The
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Top 10 Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats to Watch in 2025
Last year, the Change Healthcare mega-breach sent shockwaves through the industry because it was the largest data breach in U.S. history. There will undoubtedly be surprises like that in 2025 as well, so it’s important for healthcare organizations to assess the likeliest threats in order to chart a successful path forward.
Here are 10 cybersecurity threats and developments that merit special attention in 2025:
1. AI-driven threats – We’ve seen a rise in AI-generated threats, with advanced
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Nearly Half of Healthcare Organizations Suffered a Third-Party Security Incident in Past Year
What You Should Know:
- Imprivata, a digital identity company, today released a new global research report conducted in collaboration with the Ponemon Institute. The report, titled "The State of Third-Party Access in Cybersecurity," reveals that third-party data breaches continue to pose a significant threat to organizations worldwide.
- The study, which surveyed nearly 2,000 IT security practitioners across various industries, found that 47% of organizations experienced a data
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41% of Third-Party Breaches in 2024 Targeted Healthcare Orgs
What You Should Know:
- The healthcare industry continues to be the most heavily targeted sector, accounting for 41.2% of third-party breaches in 2024, according to new report from Black Kite.
- Black Kite’s sixth annual Third Party Breach Report reveals a concerning trend in cybersecurity: the rise of "silent breaches." These hidden vulnerabilities within interconnected ecosystems wreaked havoc across industries in 2024, with threat actors exploiting trusted vendor
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