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Whether malicious or not, insiders remain a major threat to healthcare organizations, according to the monthly Protenus Breach Barometer.

The veteran healthcare technology leader urged executives to move faster with cloud migration and said that the big vendors spend a lot of time and money on information security.

The security specialist and TV star said he is very bullish on the big opportunities that hospitals and health systems have but also noted that new technologies bring new vulnerability and threat vectors. 

The risks are not simply that a device may be compromised for use in a DDoS or ransomware attack. An unsecured IoT device can provide access by the attack vector allowing entry into the wider network.

The networking giant said its Software-Defined Secure Network is an ecosystem healthcare organizations can use to protect against security threats. 

Hackers reportedly had access to the practice's server between February and July of 2016. The files contained names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, CPT codes and insurance information.

St. Jude Medical announced that a third-party security research firm has found more flaws in the Merlin@home Transmitter medical device. It has patched the vulnerabilities, which leave the device exposed to a man-in-the-middle attack.

Verity Medical Foundation-San Jose Medical Group website, part of the Verity Health System in Redwood, California, was hacked, exposing the data of 10,164 patients. Verity includes six California hospitals, the Verity Medical Foundation and Verity Physician Network.

An executive cautions that the biggest challenge with cloud computing in healthcare is the contract organizations sign with vendors of cloud services.