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

3 Ways Healthcare Orgs Can Work to Prevent Insider Security Threats

by Sanjay Joshi, Global CIO Healthcare and Life Sciences at Tanium 08/16/2021 Leave a Comment

Why Healthcare’s Most Overlooked Security Threat Comes From Inside — and How to Prevent It

Though it’s often “highly sophisticated” or “nation-state” attackers that make headlines, the truth is that healthcare’s most overlooked cybersecurity threats are within the IT ecosystem. In fact, according to Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, nearly 40 percent of all global security incidents in 2020 were caused by inside actors. These insider threats are often not malicious in nature, but accidental errors, such as employees clicking on phishing links, using weak passwords, or
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4 Key Constraints Preventing Healthcare from Proper Cybersecurity

by Seth Carmody, VP of Regulatory Strategy at MedCrypt 08/02/2021 Leave a Comment

4 Key Constraints Preventing Healthcare from Proper Cybersecurity

Healthcare was created to help people. So why is this industry the most heavily targeted by cybercriminals and ransomware attacks? In the first half of 2020 alone, the Department of Health and Human Services saw a nearly 50% increase in the number of healthcare-related cybersecurity breaches. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the healthcare industry to operate at a level that it wasn’t prepared for, which meant emergency facilities were erected without proper security measures in place in order to
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Cybersecurity: The Hidden Health Tech Crisis No One’s Talking About

by Roel Decneut, CMO at Lansweeper 07/15/2021 Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity: The Hidden Health Tech Crisis No One’s Talking About

The life-saving capabilities of technology in a healthcare environment are beyond dispute. Medical professionals in hospital environments rely on networked medical devices to access and share patient information rapidly to reduce the time it takes to make life-saving decisions and deliver essential patient care. Connected devices in healthcare environments allow medical professionals to monitor patients more closely, improve medical assistance and use data for analytics and medical research.
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Nuvolo Secures Funding from Mayo Clinic to Accelerating OT/Cybersecurity Capabilities in Healthcare

by Jasmine Pennic 06/09/2021 Leave a Comment

Nuvolo Secures Funding from Mayo Clinic to Accelerating OT/Cybersecurity Capabilities in Healthcare

What You Should Know: - Nuvolo, the world's fastest-growing workplace software company, today announced it has extended its Series C round for a total of $32 million. - The latest investment comes from Mayo Clinic. Nuvolo will use the investment to advance the company's Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity solution which helps healthcare organizations, and other OT intensive industries, address the growing challenges posed by the proliferation of cybersecurity threats from
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What the Shift to 5G Will Mean for Healthcare Cybersecurity

by Matthew Doyle, COO & Head of Investor Relations, Chicago Pacific Founders 05/24/2021 Leave a Comment

What the Shift to 5G Will Mean for Healthcare Cybersecurity

5G has spent years hovering on the horizon, its industry-revolutionizing potential waiting just out of reach for healthcare providers and consumers. But now, the wait is (almost) over -- and for some, it already is. Mobile 5G began to make limited appearances in major cities across the country in the latter half of 2019. Those limits won’t be in place for long; however, a more comprehensive rollout is expected to sweep through the nation this year.  5G’s entry onto the scene has the
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Why Ransomware Poses a Threat to Both Providers & Patient Health​

by Gary Ogasawara, CTO, Cloudian 05/20/2021 Leave a Comment

Why Ransomware Poses a Threat to Both Healthcare Organizations and Patient Health​

Ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on all types of organizations across almost every industry. The healthcare sector in particular has emerged as one of the top targets for ransomware gangs, and the impact can be more dire than for most others. According to new research by Tenable, ransomware is responsible for 46% of all data breaches in the healthcare sector, compared to 35% of data breaches across all verticals.  Just last month, a major hospital in Maryland lost access to a
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Cynerio Raises $30M to Expand Healthcare IoT Cybersecurity Platform

by Fred Pennic 05/19/2021 Leave a Comment

Cynerio Raises $30M to Expand Healthcare IoT Cybersecurity Platform

What You Should Know: - Cynerio, a leading provider of Healthcare IoT cybersecurity and asset management solutions, today announced it has secured $30 million in Series B funding led by ALIVE Israel HealthTech Fund, Israel's pioneering HealthTech investment fund. Existing investors, global VC Accelmed, RDC, Elron’s joint venture with Rafael, and Swiss-based growth investor, MTIP, also participated in the funding round. - Notably, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a nearly 50% increase in the
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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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35% of Americans Would Prefer A Chip to a Vaccine Passport

by Jasmine Pennic 05/03/2021 Leave a Comment

35% of Americans Would Prefer A Chip to a Vaccine Passport

What We Should Know: - A 2021 Vaccine Passport Privacy Study of 1,000 American adults from NordVPN found that two-thirds of Americans (66%) would get a vaccine passport if it were required to travel, and even though the US may not require vaccine passports, 62% would still get one if it's required to visit other countries. - Conducted by Propeller Insights, the survey reveals 40% expressed concerns it won’t be universal and another 38% are concerned they could be stolen or hacked. -
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Mastercard, b.well Team Up on Digital Health Patient ID Verification for Interoperability

by Jasmine Pennic 04/01/2021 Leave a Comment

Mastercard, b.well Team Up on, Digital Health Patient ID Verification for Interoperability

What You Should Know: -  b.well Connected Health today announced a partnership with Mastercard to provide individuals a simpler and more secure way to prove their identity online and in-person when accessing healthcare services. - The partnership enables healthcare organizations to provide their members and patients with a biometric alternative to verify their identity in-person or virtually, replacing traditional processes involving physical documents such as a
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