Privacy & Security

A majority of the cases were caused by criminal acts such as phishing and ransomware.

In another incident, a former employee in New York is accused of electronic health record snooping – potentially affecting more than 10,000 patients.

The Indiana Department of Health said this week that it was notifying almost 750,000 Hoosiers after a company "improperly accessed" the data from the state's COVID-19 online contact tracing survey.

Meanwhile, Ohio-based Memorial Health System struggles to get back online after a ransomware attack.

Experts at a HIMSS21 Global Digital Conference session explored the tension between broader data availability and the importance of IoT data privacy, explaining where HIPAA applies – and where it doesn't.

The consulting firm told Healthcare IT News that the incident had no impact on its operations or on its clients' systems.

The remote work arrangements necessitated by the global pandemic have had a tremendous impact on healthcare security, said health system CISOs during HIMSS21 Digital on Wednesday.

Skyflow debuts a "zero trust" data vault designed specifically for personal health information. Nordic Consulting has partnered with Fortified Health Security to enhance Nordic's security portfolio.

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."

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.