By Steve Curren – Health records possess a wealth of critical information, and the ability of healthcare professionals to quickly access them can be vital to ensuring positive patient outcomes. However, these records also contain information that is valuable to cyber criminals.
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By David Harlow – The report contains 100 recommendations but begins with the diagnosis: the patient is in critical condition, there is a severe lack of security talent, the system relies on vulnerable legacy equipment, Meaningful Use has driven the system prematurely into an “over-connected” state …
By William A. Hyman – Readers in this space are well aware of cybersecurity threats, and the need for affirmative security activities to prevent threats from becoming crises. Risk assessment is part of this agenda…
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By Matt Fisher – The ability to protect and secure digital information is under constant threat. Attackers of all sorts force their way into systems, trick individuals into providing access, and otherwise access data that is not their own.
By John Nye – The US Department of Health and Human Services, OCR, published an advisory in the March issue of its “Cybersecurity Newsletter” warning of a well-known attack method known as the man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.
By Matt Fisher – Every day brings a new report of a security breach or other security based problem within healthcare. The unceasing cycle of issues gives rise to the question of what can and is healthcare doing about security and in particular cybersecurity.
By David Harlow – I recently moderated the Second Annual Cybersecurity and Healthcare panel discussion, produced by HITECH Answers, with some all-star panelists: Mac McMillan, Lee Barrett, Bridget Wahlstrom and Iliana Peters.
By Susan Biddle – In the all-out war for data, the healthcare industry is getting hit the hardest. Experian’s fourth annual 2017 Data Breach Industry Forecast states that healthcare organizations will be the most targeted sector for attack, with new and sophisticated attacks emerging.