News January 16, 2023

Third-Party Risk Contributes to Healthcare Data Breaches

4 min read - Since 2009, the number of individuals affected by health data breaches in the U.S. has exceeded the country’s population of 331.9 million. As per federal statistics, this means many people have been victims of more than one incident. Unfortunately, the…

CISO November 10, 2022

Reporting Healthcare Cyber Incidents Under New CIRCIA Rules

4 min read - Numerous high-profile cybersecurity events in recent years, such as the Colonial Pipeline and SolarWinds attacks, spurred the US government to implement new legislation. In response to the growing threat, President Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act…

News November 2, 2022

UK Health System Email Accounts Hijacked to Steal Microsoft Logins

2 min read - Last summer, I noticed password reset notices in my email account that I didn’t send. I quickly realized that I was the victim of an account takeover. This happens when someone illegally gains access to your account, typically through compromised…

News August 24, 2022

Congress Considers New Healthcare Cybersecurity Bill

2 min read - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) recently proposed the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022 to Congress. This new bill aims to reduce cybersecurity attacks and data breaches in the healthcare and public health industries. The plan:…

Zero Trust August 17, 2022

Healthcare Breaches Costliest for 12 Years Running, Hit New $10.1M Record High

8 min read - IBM Security and the Ponemon institute release an annual report known as one the most significant industry benchmarks. The Cost of a Data Breach analysis examines real-world breaches in great detail, producing insights into the factors that impact the cost…

Healthcare August 11, 2022

Incident Response for Health Care IT: Differences and Drivers

4 min read - Threat actors continue to target the health care industry. IBM’s Threat Intelligence Index for 2022 rates the industry as the sixth most targeted. That puts it close behind the energy and retail and wholesale sectors. Certain regions seem to be…

Healthcare July 19, 2022

Hospital Ransomware Attack: Here’s What a Cybersecurity Success Story Sounds Like 

3 min read - Major ransomware attacks are scary, but against hospitals, they are even worse. One notable attack in August 2021 forced Ohio’s Memorial Health System emergency room to shut down (patients were diverted to other hospitals). In all hospital attacks, the health,…

CISO December 7, 2021

Understanding the Cyber Risk Exposures Within the Health Care Industry

4 min read - The health care industry is one of the most popular and lucrative targets for cyberattacks and malicious activity. Health care organizations always present as an attractive proposition to hackers as they possess high volumes of sensitive information about patients and…

Data Protection October 13, 2021

What Is the True Cost of a Health Care Data Breach?

4 min read - The health care industry has remained the top data breach target for eleven years in a row. Highly sensitive and personally identifiable information (PII) held by health care systems is an attractive target. After all, it contains all the information…

Data Protection September 20, 2021

Health Care Interoperability: What Are the Security Considerations?

3 min read - Anyone who has needed to schedule an appointment with a new doctor or meet with a specialist knows the hassle of making sure everyone in the health care chain has access to your health records. Digital record-keeping has made that…