Cybersecurity

The digital security of healthcare institutions and data is a growing concern, with an increasing number of cyberattacks each year against healthcare systems, which are seen as easy targets. Cyber attacks often use ransomware to target personal health information, patient data and medical devices to cut off access to the data until a ransom is payed to the hacker. Cybercriminals have become more sophisticated, using malware, ransomware and spyware to attack outdated and vulnerable systems and software. Due to the interconnected nature of hospital IT systems today, the weakest link can be older web-enabled medical devices, including clinical and non-clinical systems. Employees are also a major target of attacks via malicious e-mails that prompt them to open attachments that then download malware onto the hospital's IT system.

Report: 58% healthcare cybersecurity breaches involve insiders; 27% result from paper records

According to the 2018 Protected Health Information Data Breach Report (PHIDBR) from Verizon, cybersecurity in healthcare falls behind other industries in being able to protect personal information.

March 27, 2018

Google announces blockchain development

Google has now announced it is developing blockchain solutions aimed at ensuring the safety of its cloud systems.

March 22, 2018

Study finds 2K documents with patient info dumped in recycling bins at hospitals

Records containing personal health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) were found in the recycling at five different hospitals, according to a study published March 20 in JAMA.

March 20, 2018

Timicoin To Report at HIMSS Conference March 5-9 How Its Blockchain Technology Is Like a Brigade of Green Beret Protecting Medical Records From Ransomware Attacks

The Co-Founder and Managing Director of Timicoin (www.Timicoin.io), to report how his blockchain technology can be ransomware's worst enemy if it ever attempts to attack medical records.

March 1, 2018

4 recommendations to combat malicious use of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has raised plenty of eyebrows across healthcare, including in radiology, public health and digital health. But a new 100-page report from some of the leading organizations in the development of AI points potential problems with the technology, which could include cyberattacks, drone misuse and large-scale surveillance.

February 26, 2018

DOJ tackles cyber threats with new task force

The Office of the Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the development of the Cyber-Digital Task Force, which aims to develop strategies to fight cyberthreats and the misuse of technology.

February 23, 2018

AG Mednet Achieves EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and U.S.-Swiss Privacy Framework Compliance

Taking steps to further enhance medical data protection, AG Mednet is now EU-U.S. Privacy Shield-Certified and U.S.-Swiss Privacy Framework compliant via self-certification. AG Mednet technology is used in clinical trials in more than 80 countries including most European Union nations. The company is committed to the highest levels of data protection available to its customers in the EU and around the globe.

February 23, 2018

AHA appoints John Riggi as senior adviser for cybersecurity, risk

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has announced John Riggi, who spent 30 years working for the FBI, as senior adviser for cybersecurity and risk.

February 22, 2018

Around the web

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A vendor that supplies EHR software to public health agencies is partnering with a health-tech startup in the cloud-communications space to equip state and local governments for managing their response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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