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Thanos Arvanitidis, ENTRUST_HIMSS25 Europe
By HIMSS TV | 06:16 pm | July 01, 2025
Part of cybersecurity project ENTRUST's work will be open source so that at its conclusion its framework and assessments could possibly be integrated into the larger healthcare ecosystem, says Thanos Arvanitidis, the project's innovation project manager.
Code on two side-by-side vertical screens
Cybersecurity In Focus
By Andrea Fox | 12:14 pm | June 27, 2025
Broad access to artificial intelligence has quickly evolved a new arms race in which healthcare security teams should implement AI from the ground up in their platforms and processes – and hold vendors' "feet to the fire" – to keep up with threats.
Stethoscope and tablet
By Andrea Fox | 11:30 am | June 27, 2025
With virtual reality and generative artificial intelligence infused in nurse training programs, students hone their documentation skills and gain more confidence in patient care, says North Carolina Central University's Tina Scott. 
Urgent care clinician draws patient blood
By Andrea Fox | 11:14 am | June 25, 2025
Providers need to listen more carefully to patient feedback, and to be more discreet in how they respond online to avoid potential HIPAA violations, a broad new analysis of review scores shows.
McLaren Northern Michigan
By Andrea Fox | 11:32 am | June 24, 2025
The Michigan-based health system has told patients, for the second time in three years, that personal and protected health information has been breached during a ransomware attack.
Lock around various fiberoptic wires signifying numerous IoT connections
By Andrea Fox | 01:24 pm | June 23, 2025
Homeland Security is calling for vigilance against state-sponsored CyberAv3ngers and other pro-Iranian hacktivists, who have a history of attacking operational control and IoT systems to steal access and control devices.
A medical professional using a desktop computer
By Adam Ang | 01:46 am | June 23, 2025
A principle-based approach to AI adoption emphasises risk management and privacy and security, among others, says the Health Information Management Association of Australia.
Martin Gilje Jaatun, SINTEF Digital_HIMSS25 Europe
By HIMSS TV | 02:00 pm | June 20, 2025
With only six months left, Martin Gilje Jaatun, senior scientist at SINTEF Digital, says the NEMECYS project's final goal is to engage stakeholders, address industry concerns and enhance global medical device cybersecurity.
Medical devices in a hospital ICU
By Andrea Fox | 09:30 am | June 20, 2025
New research shows that 75% of healthcare leaders increased their device and security budgets over the last 12 months, and they're willing to shell out for advanced protection or built-in exploit prevention.