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By Mike Miliard | 02:36 pm | August 10, 2021
While it may make sense for healthcare organizations to accede to cybercriminals' demands in the interest of patient safety and business continuity, one expert at HIMSS21 said it's time to "disrupt the economic balance here."
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By Mike Miliard | 10:34 pm | August 09, 2021
AI-based attacks are just one new development hospitals and health systems should be girding for as they bolster their risk mitigation strategies, said experts at HIMSS21 on Monday.
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By Kat Jercich | 04:20 pm | August 09, 2021
Panelists at the HIMSS21 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum on Monday emphasized the importance of getting clinicians and decision-makers on board with safeguarding a health system from bad actors.
By HIMSS TV | 10:54 am | August 06, 2021
This week's top stories include the pandemic exposing vulnerabilities in the digital ecosystem, and the CMS expecting Medicare Part D average premiums to increase nearly 5% in 2022.
By Kat Jercich | 03:43 pm | August 05, 2021
A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association found that hospitals with low cybersecurity ratings were more likely to experience a data breach.
By Kat Jercich | 10:14 am | August 05, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a wide range of vulnerabilities for bad actors to take advantage of, a new report shows.
By Kat Jercich | 01:16 pm | July 30, 2021
The security incident may have given hackers access to patient, employee and student information for months.
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By Kat Jercich | 03:43 pm | July 29, 2021
The voluntary framework is intended to help organizations build innovative products while still protecting individuals' privacy, an expert will explain at HIMSS21.
By Kat Jercich | 12:56 pm | July 29, 2021
A new memo formally establishes the Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Initiative and directs federal agencies to develop cybersecurity performance goals for infrastructure.
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By Bill Siwicki | 12:15 pm | July 27, 2021
Rob Suárez of Becton, Dickinson and Company discusses the company's HIMSS21 cybersecurity messages, BD's Cybersecurity Trust Center and more.