Network Infrastructure

A healthcare infosec expert talks why CISOs and CIOs should prioritize unified endpoint management, what a UEM strategy looks like and much more.

The institute examined the continued impact of ransomware attacks on patient care and asked healthcare IT professionals to evaluate their use of benchmarking in making their cybersecurity program decisions.

Toronto's hospital system announced a widespread network outage that resolved the following day. It's a stark contrast to a ransomware attack on the city's Hospital for Sick Children just a few weeks before.

A private health services organization said it was the victim of a ransomware attack that may have exposed sensitive health and insurance information to an unauthorized individual.

The Chennai-based health system's scale is never a hindrance to achieving digital maturity, says CIO Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, who explains how its teams achieved triple Stage 6 HIMSS Digital Maturity Model validations.

In a statement about its attack on Toronto-based SickKids, the cybercrime affiliate also offered a decryptor. Healthcare cybersecurity experts question whether the move was ethically motivated, or meant to enhance LockBit's recruitment image.

Cybersecurity breaches in healthcare continued at an alarming rate throughout the year, affecting operations and patient safety, while government agencies and policymakers focused on ways to improve resilience.

 Best practices include adopting a zero trust approach, which means no notion of implied trust, says Anand Oswal of Palo Alto Networks.

Between now and December 21, stakeholders are encouraged to offer their responses to help with benchmarking, assessing critical needs, tracking progress, educating federal policymakers and more.

Imprivata CTO Wes Wright discusses the dangers of implementing healthcare security solutions to ‘check the box’ and meet compliance without a holistic approach to digital identity management.