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Jessica Davis

Jessica Davis

Jessica Davis is Senior Editor for Healthcare IT News, exclusively covering cybersecurity and government policy. She writes the bi-weekly HITN Cybersecurity Checkup and is lead editor for Women in Health IT.

Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 03:51 pm | October 24, 2017
The embattled company is hoping to prove its innocence and regain the trust lost by continued reports that the company may have ties to Russia.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 11:16 am | October 24, 2017
The computer network of Pinehurst-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas was shut down by a new form of WannaCry last week.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 11:08 am | October 24, 2017
In response to the influx of data breaches caused by misconfigured cloud databases, the security firm has developed a tool that will let administrators check if their bucket is inadvertently being shared with the public.
Analytics
By Jessica Davis | 04:05 pm | October 23, 2017
Healthcare organizations should break down data into smaller sets that can be used to build into larger programs, experts say.
Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 11:21 am | October 23, 2017
The case was dismissed based on jurisdiction, but the VA and Cerner both say CliniComp has not shown why the VA’s decision is illegal or unjustified.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 03:50 pm | October 20, 2017
As the number of connected devices is projected to grow to 20 to 50 billion by 2020, the FBI says the threat of DDoS attacks launched by leveraging flaws in IoT devices is not going away anytime soon.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 10:39 am | October 20, 2017
Energy and Commerce Chairman Rep. Greg Walden is hoping Nuance’s experience falling victim to the global cyberattack in June can provide valuable insights for other organizations.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 04:07 pm | October 19, 2017
The notorious hacker is targeting Austin Manual Therapy Associates in its latest extortion attempt, claiming it holds the PHI of patients -- including insurance authorization data.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:50 pm | October 19, 2017
Nearly 500,000 patient records were reported breached in September, according to the latest Protenus Breach Barometer.
IT Infrastructure
By Jessica Davis | 02:32 pm | October 18, 2017
The bill - written by the VA and proposed to Congress - would expand care access for veterans and make it legally easier to share patient records between the VA and outside providers.