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Healthcare Cybersecurity | Healthcare Data Security | Ransomware | Hospital Security Breaches

Popular Social Engineering Cyberattacks and How to Prevent Them

by Brian Bobo, Chief Digital Officer at Greenway Health 12/14/2022 Leave a Comment

Popular Social Engineering Cyberattacks and How to Prevent Them

Did you know, in the first half of 2022, there were 817 cases of data compromises in the United States, and over 53 million individuals were affected? A multinational hospitality group faced an attack that caused their IT system to shut down for 2 consecutive days. After tricking an employee into downloading a malicious piece of software through an email attachment, this hotel chain’s attackers obtained extremely sensitive information that included the password to their internal password
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Protecting AI’s Boundless Potential in Healthcare

by Mike Frane, VP of Product Management at Windstream Enterprise 12/08/2022 Leave a Comment

Protecting AI’s Boundless Potential in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence can do amazing things for patients, providers and the healthcare business — but only if the right cyber safeguards are in place. For more than a decade, a cybercrime syndicate known as Evil Corp has tormented organizations around the world with malware and ransomware attacks. And now, it seems, the group has designs on healthcare companies.  “Evil Corp should be considered a significant threat to the U.S. health sector,” the Health Sector Cybersecurity
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Palo Alto Networks Launches Medical IoT Security for Medical Devices

by Syed Hamza Sohail 12/06/2022 Leave a Comment

Palo Alto Networks Launches Medical IoT Security for Medical Devices

What You Should Know: What You Should Know: - Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) announced Medical IoT Security — the most comprehensive Zero Trust security solution for medical devices — enabling healthcare organizations to quickly and securely deploy and manage new connected technologies. Zero Trust is a strategic approach to cybersecurity that secures an organization by eliminating implicit trust by continuously verifying every user and device. - As healthcare providers use digital
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RNSA22: CloudWave Acquires Sensato Cybersecurity

by Jasmine Pennic 11/28/2022 Leave a Comment

RNSA22: CloudWave Acquires Sensato Cybersecurity

What You Should Know: -  CloudWave, the expert in healthcare data security today at RNSA22 announced it has acquired Sensato Cybersecurity, a managed cybersecurity services company focused on protecting healthcare providers from ransomware events and other cybersecurity threats. - The Sensato Cybersecurity suite is a natural fit with CloudWave’s OpSus Cloud Services. The acquisition will bring together leading-edge cloud hosting services and managed cybersecurity-as-a-service to
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HLTH22 Day 2 News Summary: Amazon Clinic Launch, General Catalyst, Verizon, Higi

by Fred Pennic 11/15/2022 Leave a Comment

17 HLTH 2022 Predictions from Digital Health Executives to Watch

Amazon Launches Amazon Clinic Across 32 States Amazon launches Amazon Clinic, a virtual care option that will operate across 32 states that offers up-front pricing, and treatment within hours, instead of days—helping customers achieve better health. Welcome to easy-to-use, effective care for common health conditions. For customers, the cost of consultations will vary by provider and includes ongoing follow-up messages with their clinician for up to two weeks after the initial
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Healthcare Industry Least Likely to Increase Funding for Supply Chain Defense

by Syed Hamza Sohail 11/11/2022 Leave a Comment

New research finds healthcare sector least likely to increase $$$ for supply chain defense

- While supply chain security impacts nearly every industry, new research from BlueVoyant hones in on the unique challenges impacting the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector - BlueVoyant, the leader in supply chain defense, found thatcompared to other verticals like energy and manufacturing, the healthcare sector was least likely to increase budget for external resources to bolster supply chain cybersecurity. Key Insights from. The State of Supply Chain Defense: Annual Global Insights
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Debunking 3 Common Myths About Healthcare Revenue Cycle Partnerships

by Gary Long, EVP & CCO at R1 RCM 11/04/2022 Leave a Comment

The healthcare industry is facing unprecedented challenges, including severe labor shortages. According to a recent study, more than nine in 10 health systems and physician groups are experiencing a workforce shortage in revenue cycle management (RCM), with many of those reporting vacancies in over half of their RCM roles. This is one of the many reasons why there has never been a better time for health systems to think outside the box for solutions, including an RCM partnership. Often, when
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MedCrypt Raises $25M for Medical Device Cybersecurity Platform

by Fred Pennic 11/01/2022 Leave a Comment

MedCrypt Raises $25M for Medical Device Cybersecurity Platform

What You Should Know: - Today, MedCrypt, the proactive cybersecurity solution provider for medical devices and manufacturers raises $25M in Series B funding led by Intuitive Ventures and Johnson & Johnson Innovation.  - The round included participation from institutional investors Section 32, Eniac Ventures, Anzu Partners, and Dolby Family Ventures. This round of funding brings the company's total to date to $34.4M. Rising Need for Medical Device Cybersecurity This round stems
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Patching Cybersecurity Gaps in Healthcare, with New FDA Guidelines and Zero Trust

by Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure Solutions at Illumio 10/27/2022 Leave a Comment

Patching’ Cybersecurity Gaps in Healthcare, with New FDA Guidelines and Zero Trust

When it comes to protecting patients from the impacts of ransomware, the time has come for the healthcare sector to rethink the way it approaches cyber resilience -- starting with Zero Trust strategies.  The unprecedented wave of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector has upended long-held assumptions about network security. Confidence in traditional methods alone and the philosophies behind them, have been undermined. The ransomware era has become a time of reckoning – particularly
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KLAS-Bain: Post-Pandemic Investment Priorities for Healthcare Providers

by Syed Hamza Sohail 10/25/2022 Leave a Comment

KLAS-Bain: Post-Pandemic Investment Priorities for Healthcare Providers

What You Should Know: - Competition in the provider IT space shows no signs of abating: Early-stage capital, big tech, and scale EMR players continue crowding into more segments. This has significant implications for providers as they transition into a new disruptive period, for software players as they fine-tune go-to-market models for the current environment, and for private equity investors as they look to invest behind winning themes. - A new report by KLAS Research and Bain &
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