What You Should Know:
- Fortified Health Security (Fortified), a managed security services provider (MSSP) specializing in healthcare cybersecurity acquires Latitude Information Security.
- Latitude is a healthcare-focused cybersecurity advisory firm known for its expertise in HITRUST CSF, risk assessments, and third-party risk management.
Expanding End-to-End Capabilities
The strategic acquisition scales Fortified's ability to deliver essential healthcare advisory and
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Healthcare Cybersecurity | Healthcare Data Security | Ransomware | Hospital Security Breaches
Combating the New Face of Healthcare Phishing and Medical Identity Theft
In 2024 alone, more than 276 million patient records were compromised in cyber attacks targeting healthcare organizations, a figure that equates to 758,000 exposed records every single day. The scale of the problem is shocking, but what’s even more sobering is that 92 percent of healthcare organizations reported experiencing at least one cyberattack last year. These aren’t just numbers; they reflect a growing crisis in trust, safety, and operational integrity across the entire healthcare system.
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Beyond the Firewall: How AI is Revolutionizing Insider Threat Detection in Healthcare
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a top tool in healthcare. Many know about its ability to improve diagnostics and manage workflows. However, it also defends against security risks. One area where it is making a major impact is detecting insider threats.
Healthcare organizations are vulnerable to these threats, which can create widespread complications across a large workforce. Fortunately, AI-powered detection systems provide secure defenses and maintain internal risk
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Beyond the Breach: 10 Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Strengthen Patient Privacy
Despite decades of investment in privacy programs, unauthorized access to patient records remains a persistent and costly challenge for healthcare organizations.
Patient privacy breaches cost an average of $9.8 million per incident and include snooping on friends, coworkers and family members and looking into the charts of celebrities.
Clearly, the stakes are high, yet current efforts to discourage, detect, and address violations still leave room for improvement.
Here are 10 ways
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The Hidden Threat: Why Client-Side Security is the Next Frontier for Healthcare
For healthcare organizations, addressing cybersecurity risks is paramount. In 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported a record-breaking 677 major healthcare data breaches, affecting over 182 million individuals. Hacking incidents dominated these breaches, with many emphasizing the critical need to secure client-side environments where attackers exploit end-user devices and web interfaces. Despite the growing sophistication of healthcare cybersecurity measures, client-side
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Ransomware in RCM: Why Your Billing System Is an Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk
When a major healthcare payment processor was hit by a ransomware attack in early 2024, medical practices across the country were thrown into chaos. Routine billing processes, like eligibility checks, claims submissions, and payments, all ground to a halt. Some providers waited weeks to get paid. Others struggled to reassure anxious patients amid financial uncertainty. For small and midsize practices, the disruption wasn’t just inconvenient; it was existential.
The incident exposed an
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DLH Wins $46.9M NIH Contract for Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity
What You Should Know:
- DLH Holdings Corp. has been awarded a task order valued at up to $46.9M by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue providing a comprehensive suite of information technology services to the agency's Office of Information Technology (OIT).
- The contract includes a base period and multiple options, totaling a three-year period of performance, and will support approximately 7,000 end-customers.
Comprehensive Suite of Digital and Cybersecurity
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The Escalating Cyber Threat to Healthcare in 2025
The healthcare sector, a cornerstone of societal well-being, finds itself increasingly targeted by sophisticated cyber adversaries. In 2024, the confluence of technological advancements, expanding digital footprints, and persistent vulnerabilities has created a perfect storm, resulting in unprecedented data breaches and operational disruptions. This article examines the critical factors contributing to this escalating threat, the profound consequences for both healthcare organizations and
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ShelterZoom Launches Spare Tire: Real-Time EHR Backup for Cybersecurity Resilience
What You Should Know:
- ShelterZoom, a leader in cyber resilience and digital ownership technology, has launched Spare Tire, a next-generation software that provides uninterrupted healthcare operations through a live, continuously syncing backup system for Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
- Delivered in a flexible, pay-as-you-need model, Spare Tire provides real-time resilience during cyberattacks, system failures, or planned downtimes, without any upfront infrastructure
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Windows 10 End-of-Life: What It Means for HIPAA Compliance and Patient Data Security
With Microsoft officially ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025, healthcare organizations now face a critical technology decision: migrate to Windows 11 or risk operating on unsupported infrastructure. For an industry already under immense pressure, this might feel like just another admin task, but it's one that has significant implications for security, compliance, and patient trust.
The Risk of Waiting
As the end-of-support date approaches, fewer applications and tools will
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