Cybersecurity

Key steps for strengthening cyber defenses in health care settings

Health care organizations must proactively operationalize key risk mitigation strategies aimed at effectively shoring up their cyber defenses.

Strengthening cyber defenses in health care can mitigate the growing threat of computer attacks.

How health care organizations can mitigate threats to data security

Change Healthcare hack prompts potential changes for Medicare payments.

What are you doing to secure your practice's weakest security link?

Company announces medical claims preparation software as Congress urges HHS to continue assistance.

Investigation will focus on possible HIPAA violations

Advocate for cybersecurity issues statement about Change Healthcare hack.

HHS, Labor Department publish open letter to health care leaders.

Medical claims processing to be restored on March 18.

Tech company identifies Blackcat hacking group as attacker disrupting computerized health and financial transactions across the nation.

Company suspects foreign nation is behind security breach

HHS is applying increased scrutiny to health care cybersecurity practices

Less than a year old but already claiming victims mostly in the United States.

Ransomware payments decline, reflecting changing trends and better preparedness

Health care organizations must balance data sharing with patient privacy concerns

Best practices for health care organizations to implement to secure connected medical devices.

Report finds 539 confirmed attacks affecting 10,000 facilities

Captive insurance is a powerful tool for addressing risk in medical practices

‘FraudGPT’ artificial intelligence goes online as a resource for hackers to thwart cybersecurity measures.

Total breaches hit 87 million this year

Vast majority of health care organizations are under constant cyber attack

Quarterly breaches are down, but for 2023, hackers are having a banner year

Hackers prey on “fear, uncertainty and doubt,” expert says

New survey finds victims are paying ransoms, but not getting all data back.

Everything you need to know about the latest government regulations on cybersecurity

Attacks are having an effect on care delivery

Initiative seeks to bridge ‘technical gap’ that leaves patients vulnerable.

Cybercriminals growing more savvy about their strategies, report finds