Security

'Most managed security services don't provide proactive threat hunting, advanced analytics and incident response as part of their core offerings.'

With the growing frequency of cyberattacks, healthcare organizations are discovering the need for an extra layer of protection to cover the loss of funds incurred from a security breach.

The companies announced the collaboration today at the Healthcare IT News Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum in San Francisco.

The medical model focuses on customization of healthcare but a number of components need to be in place to make it successful.

The goal is to provide executives with a practical framework for addressing the people, process and technology elements of the cybersecurity challenge, Palo Alto Networks and PwC said.

Don’t expose your organization to unnecessary risks.

Ransomware has dominated the cybersecurity headlines these past few months, and one of its more recent and advanced variants, Crysis, suggests the threat won't be ending any time soon.

U.S. Federal Trade Commission said that the cloud-based electronic health record vendor misled patients into sharing sensitive medical without knowing it could be posted in a public-facing provider directory.  

Healthcare organizations can better prepare for – and respond faster to – new and emerging cyber threats when improved information sharing plays a bigger role in their cyber defense strategies, according to HITRUST.

The  2016 State of Vulnerability Risk Management report from security specialist NopSec also found that exploit techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated.